Vasconcellea chrysophila
Higicho
CaricaceaeFruit
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Colombia, Ecuador, South America,
How to Identify
A small tropical tree in the Caricaceae family, related to papaya.
Notes
There are at least 22-40 species of Carica. Not in The Plant List.
Names & Synonyms
Vasconcellea
References (1)
- Heywood, V.H., Brummitt, R.K., Culham, A., and Seberg, O. 2007, Flowering Plant Families of the World. Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. p 88
