Vasconcellea cauliflora A.Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Brassicales > Caricaceae > Vasconcellea

Characteristics

A small tree without branches. It grows 3.5 m tall. The leaves are large with several lobes. Plants are separately male and female. Male plants produce white flowers on long stalks. The female flowers have shorter stalks. The fruit are oval and 7 cm long by 4 cm wide. They are yellow.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
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Mature height (meter) 3.25
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Open areas and forest edges.
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It is a tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit are more commonly used for jams, cakes and drinks.
Uses gene source medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Vermifuge (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds. Seeds take 30 days to germinate. Plants can be put in a nursery and transplanted.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Vasconcellea cauliflora world distribution map, present in Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:675769-1
WFO ID wfo-0000422850
COL ID 7FJ48
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 706908
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Synonyms

Carica pennata Carica bourgeaui Carica quinqueloba Vasconcellea boissieri Vasconcellea cauliflora Carica cauliflora Papaya bourgeaui Papaya cauliflora Carica boissieri