| Regno | Plantae |
| Sottoregno | Tracheobionta |
| Superdivisione | Spermatophyta |
| Divisione | Magnoliophyta |
| Classe | Liliopsida |
| Ordine | Asparagales |
| Famiglia | Orchidaceae |
| Sottofamiglia | Vanilloideae |
| Genere | Vanilla |
| Specie | Vanilla tahitensis |
Vanilla tahitensis is a cultivated species (of hybrid origin between V. planifolia and V. odorata) producing the distinctively floral, heliotrope-scented Tahitian vanilla. A warm, humid climbing vine grown commercially in French Polynesia.