Mountain papaya (Vasconcellea candicans)
Vasconcellea candicans is an Andean wild papaya, bearing small, edible, aromatic orange-yellow fruits. It thrives in high altitudes and tolerates cold and drought well.
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Synonyms
Carica candicans A.Gray
Carica integrifolia Reimondi
Papaya candicans (A.Gray) Kuntze
Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classMagnoliopsida
- orderBrassicales
- familyCaricaceae
- genusVasconcellea
- speciesVasconcellea candicans