Mountain papaya

This article is about the mountain papaya or mountain paw paw (Vasconcellea pubescens) of the Andes. For the papaya (Carica papaya) widely cultivated throughout the tropics, see Carica papaya. For the Eastern North American tree (and fruit) called "pawpaw", see Asimina triloba.

Mountain papaya
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Caricaceae
Genus: Vasconcellea
Species:
V. pubescens
Binomial name
Vasconcellea pubescens
Synonyms
  • Carica pubescens Lenné & K.Koch
  • Vasconcellea cundinamarcensis Badillo[1]
  • Carica candamarcensis
  • Carica cestriflora
  • Carica chiriquensis
  • Carica cundinamarcensis
  • Carica pubescens
  • Papaya cundinamarcencis
  • Papaya pubescens
  • Vasconcellea cestriflora

The mountain papaya (Vasconcellea pubescens) also known as mountain pawpaw, papayuelo, chamburo, or simply "papaya" is a species of the genus Vasconcellea, native to the Andes of northwestern South America from Colombia south to central Chile, typically growing at altitudes of 1,500–3,000 metres (4,900–9,800 ft).

It has also been known as Carica pubescens.

  1. ^ Badillo, V (2006). "Carica L. vs. Vaconcella St. Hil. (Caricaceae) con la rehabilitacion de este ultimo" (PDF). Ernestia. 10: 74–79.