Biology:Vasconcellea

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Short description: Genus of fruits and plants

Vasconcellea
Vasconcellea monoica BotGardBln1105FruitsHabitus.JPG
Vasconcellea monoica with immature fruit
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Caricaceae
Genus: Vasconcellea
A.St.-Hil.
Species

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Vasconcellea is a genus with 26 species of flowering plants in the family Caricaceae. Most were formerly treated in the genus Carica, but have been split out on genetic evidence. The genus name has also been incorrectly spelled "Vasconcella".

They are evergreen pachycaul shrubs or small trees growing to 5 m tall, native to tropical South America. Many have edible fruit similar to papaya, and some are widely cultivated in South America.

Species
Hybrids
  • Vasconcellea × heilbornii var. pentagona (babaco)
  • Vasconcellea x heilbornii var. chrysopetala
  • Vasconcellea x heilbornii var. fructifragrans

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1627470 entry