Vasconcellea goudotiana
Vasconcellea goudotiana
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
A plant of higher elevations in the moist tropics, where it can be found at elevations from 1,500 - 2,300 metres[1]. The plant can possibly tolerate some frost[2]. Although native to humid forests, the plant can tolerate some dryness[1]. A very variable plant in the wild, but it usually fruits heavily[1]. The plant is mostly dioecious, with both male and female forms being needed to ensure the production of fruits[1].
Propagation
Seed - sow in individual containers or in a nursery seedbed in light shade. Germination can be slow and difficult, taking about 30 days[3]. Seedlings can be planted out when 4 - 6 months old[3]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Vasconcellea+goudotiana>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Lost Crops of the Incas — Popenoe. H. et al · National Academy Press · 1990 · ISBN 0-309-04264-X ↩︎An excellent book. Very readable, with lots of information and good pictures of some lesser known food plants of S. America.
- [2]Trade Winds Fruit — http://www.tradewindsfruit.com/index.htm ↩︎The on-line catalogue of a company selling seeds. Gives descriptions, photos and uses of a very wide range of fruit and other food-producing plants plus ornamentals.
- [3]Study of the Cultivation Potential of Native Fruit Species in Loja Province, Ecuador — Scheldeman X. · http://www.tropicallab.ugent.be/start.htm ↩︎A partial study, published on the Internet, of the family Caricaceae, with some very good photographs. Also, some notes on the Cherimoya.
- [4]Cornucopia II — Facciola. S. · Kampong Publications, California. · 1998 · ISBN 0-9628087-2-5 ↩︎The second edition of an excellent guide to the edible uses of plants, though it does not give any details of cultivation etc.