Euglossa (reported as E. viridissima, but this species has historically been confused with other Euglossa species) might be capable of completing pollination. Attempts to document the visitation of V. planifolia in the Yucatán peninsula of Mexico failed to record any visitation by any stingless bees or orchid bees (including Melipona, Eulaema, and Euglossa), leaving the identity of its natural pollinators as yet unresolved.

Though the seeds of Vanilla planifolia are very small, they are relatively large for an orchid and are not dispersed