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Vasconcellea parviflora

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Species of shrub

Vasconcellea parviflora
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
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
A.DC.
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. It is native to SW Ecuador and NW Peru. It is polygamous, i.e. it can be dioecious or monoecious, showing either or both pistillate and staminate flowers (Badillo, 1993).

References

  1. "Papaya del Monte - Vasconcellea parviflora". Retrieved 2024-01-13.
  2. ^ 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.
Extant Caricaceae species
Carica
Cylicomorpha
Horovitzia
Jacaratia
Jarilla
Vasconcellea
Taxon identifiers
Vasconcellea parviflora


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