Vasconcellea parviflora
Caricaceae FAMILY

Vasconcellea parviflora

Vasconcellea parviflora

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Vasconcellea parviflora is a deciduous shrub growing 50 - 200cm tall[ 434 Title Flora of Peru Publication Author Macbride. J.F. Publisher Field Museum of Natural History Year 1936 ISBN Description An excellent attempt at a Flora of Peru, though it is clear that many of the plants were imperfectly known at that time and so information on them was sketchy. Available for download from the Internet. ]. The edible fruit is harvested from the wild for local use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador.
HabitatDry to very dry environments on the Pacific slopes of the Andes at elevations from sea level to 1,800 metres.