Caricaceae FAMILY
Vasconcellea parviflora
Vasconcellea parviflora
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitDeciduous Shrub
Growth—
A plant of the tropics, where it is found at elevations from sea level to over 2,000 metres. Prefers a sunny position in a well-drained soil[1]. A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required.
Propagation
Seed - sow in individual containers or in a nursery seedbed in light shade. Germination can be slow and difficult, taking about 30 days[2]. Seedlings can be planted out when 4 - 6 months old[2]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Vasconcellea+parviflora>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Bihrmann's Caudiciforms — http://www.bihrmann.com/caudiciforms/ ↩︎An internet site giving information on caudiciform plants (plants with swollen stem bases such as the Baobab tree, cycads and many succulents). Excellent photos, usually of cultivated plants in pots.
- [2]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.
- [3]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.
- [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.