Caricaceae FAMILY
Vasconcellea microcarpa
Vasconcellea microcarpa
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Vasconcellea microcarpa is a small, erect, evergreen tree-like plant growing about 3 metres tall. The edible fruits and leaves are harvested from the wild for local consumption.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela; C. America - Panama.
HabitatSecondary forest in Ecuador[ 521 Title Useful Plants of the Siona and Secoya Indians of Eastern Ecuador. Publication Fieldiana Botany New Series No. 15 Author Vickers W.T.; Plowman T. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Field Museum of Natural History; USA. Year 1984 ISBN 0015 - 0746 Description Very terse, but it gives the uses of a large number of species. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].