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Caricaceae FAMILY

Vasconcellea palandensis

Vasconcellea palandensis

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Tree
Growth—

Not known

Propagation

Seed - sow in individual containers or in a nursery seedbed in light shade. Germination can be slow and difficult, taking about 30 days[1]. Seedlings can be planted out when 4 - 6 months old[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Vasconcellea+palandensis>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]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.
  2. [2]Novon Vol. 10 — Missouri Botanical Garden; St. Louis. · 2000 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎A series of articles, mainly involved with naming new plants, but also giving lots of information about each species described. It can be downloaded from the Internet.