Caricaceae FAMILY

Vasconcellea candicans

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Mito is a sparingly branched, deciduous tree growing up to about 8 metres tall with a thick, often sprawling or irregularly growing trunk[ 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 plant is harvested from the wild and also locally cultivated in the native region for its edible fruits[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Peru.

HabitatOpen areas on dry, rocky soils at elevations from sea level to over 2,500 metres[ 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. ].