Vasconcellea parviflora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Caricaceae
Genus: Vasconcellea
Species:
V. parviflora
Binomial name
Vasconcellea parviflora
Synonyms
  • Carica parviflora (A.DC.) Solms
  • Carica leptantha Harms
  • Carica paniculata Spruce ex Solms
  • Papaya paniculata (Spruce) Kuntze
  • Papaya parviflora (A. DC.) Kuntze

Vasconcellea parviflora is a species of shrub in the family Caricaceae.[2] It is native to SW Ecuador and NW Peru.[2] It is polygamous, i.e. it can be dioecious or monoecious, showing either or both pistillate and staminate flowers (Badillo, 1993).[3]

References

  1. ^ "Papaya del Monte - Vasconcellea parviflora". Retrieved 2024-01-13.
  2. ^ a b Albers, Focke (2002). Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Dicotyledons. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 65. ISBN 9783540419662.
  3. ^ Badillo, V.M. 1993. Caricaceae. Segundo Esquema. Revista de la Facultad de Agronomia de la Universidad Central, Alcance 43, Maracay, Venezuela.


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