Vasconcellea microcarpa subsp. heterophylla
(Poepp. & Endl.) Badillo
Airo watihiko
CaricaceaeFruit
gbif · cc0
Conveyor Belt
Conveyor Belt
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Conveyor Belt
Conveyor Belt
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Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is edible.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, South America,
How to Identify
A small tropical tree in the Caricaceae family with varying leaves and small fruit.
Notes
There are at least 22-40 species of Carica.
Names & Synonyms
Mamaorana, Mamaozinho da mata
Carica cucurbitifolia WoodsonCarica heterophylla Poepp. & Endl.Carica microcarpa subsp. heterophylla (Poepp. & Endl.) V.M. BadilloPapaya heterophylla (Poepp. & Endl.) KuntzeVasconcellea heterophylla (Poepp. & Endl.) A.DC.
References (4)
- Daly, D. C., An Index of Common Names of Plants in Acre, Brazil. New York Botanical Garden Universidade Federal do Acre. (As Carica)
- Etkin, N. L. (Ed.), 1994, Eating on the Wild Side, Univ. of Arizona. p 155
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 686
- Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 276
