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Article History

Received: 5 March 2026

Accepted: 15 June 2026

First Online: 26 June 2026

Declarations

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: All fieldwork and specimen collection were conducted in accordance with Colombian environmental regulations. The study was carried out in Afro-descendant collective territories with the knowledge and participation of local community members, who are co-authors of this study. Permission to collect plant material was granted by the Consejo Comunitario El Cedro and Consejo Comunitario Los Delfines, governing authorities of Afro-descendant collective territories in the study area, within the framework of the project ¨ Vainilla Aroma Chocó¨ . The Type voucher specimens are deposited in the Herbaria, Fundación Jardín Botánico Joaquín Antonio Uribe de Medellín (JAUM; accession number JAUM105901 (Holotype)) and Herbario Universidad del Valle, Luis Sigifredo Espinal Tascón (CUVC). The studied taxon, Vanilla pacifica sp.nov. was identified and described in the present work by Andres Navia-Samboni and Nicola S. Flanagan. Not applicable. This study does not involve human participants.

: Written informed consent for publication of the name and identifiable photograph of Osanan Nagles, a member of the Consejo Comunitario El Cedro (El Valle, Bahía Solano, Chocó, Colombia), was obtained from the participant. The individual reviewed the material and provided written permission for its publication in this article. The signed consent form is held by the authors and can be provided to the journal upon request.

: The authors declare no competing interests.