Vasconcellea monoica
Vasconcellea monoica
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
A plant of the moist tropics, where it is found at elevations from about 500 - 2,000 metres[1]. It grows best in areas with high rainfall and mild temperatures[2]. Although small, the plant grows vigorously and commences fruiting when young[2]. The plant is self-fertile, producing fruits even when one plant is grown on its own[2]. The plant hybridizes easily with V. Pubescens, often yielding hybrids that bear fruit of a good flavour[2]. The plant is used in hybridization programmes with other members of the genus[3].
Propagation
Seed - sow in individual containers or in a nursery seedbed in light shade. Germination can be slow and difficult, taking about 30 days[4]. Seedlings can be planted out when 4 - 6 months old[4]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Vasconcellea+monoica>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Red Book of Crop Wild Relatives in Bolivia — Mora A. Et al · VMABCC-BIOVERSITY INTERNATIONAL; Bolivia · 2009 · http://www.cropwildrelatives.org/fileadmin/www.cropwildrelatives.org/documents/Red%20Book%20of%20CWR%20of%20BOL_eng.pdf ↩︎Basic information on a number of less well-known crops in Bolivia.
- [2]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.
- [3]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.
- [4]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.
- [5]Flora of Peru — Macbride. J.F. · Field Museum of Natural History · 1936 ↩︎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.