
Mountain papaya Seeds (Vasconcellea pubescens)
Mountain papaya Seeds (Carica pubescens)
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The Mountain Papaya is native to the cooler climates of cloud forests in the Andes between Panama and Chile, to an altitude of up to 3000 m. Apart from being a splendid ornamental, with large, dark green, palmate leaves
Mountain papaya Seeds (Carica pubescens)
Price for Package of 5 seeds.
The Mountain Papaya is native to the cooler climates of cloud forests in the Andes between Panama and Chile, to an altitude of up to 3000 m. Apart from being a splendid ornamental, with large, dark green, palmate leaves that have velvety undersides, the female plants produce large quantities of yellow fruits which are traditionally used for preparing beverages and also cooked and eaten. Carica pubescens is best suited to warm temperate climates that lack extremes of heat or cold.
WKIPEDIA:
TheΒ mountain papayaΒ (Vasconcellea pubescens) also known asΒ mountain pawpaw,Β papayuelo,Β chamburo, or simply "papaya" is aΒ speciesΒ of the genusΒ Vasconcellea, native to theΒ AndesΒ of northwesternΒ South AmericaΒ fromΒ ColombiaΒ south toΒ central Chile, typically growing at altitudes of 1,500β3,000 metres (4,900β9,800Β ft).
It has also been known asΒ Carica pubescens.
Vasconcellea pubescensΒ is anΒ evergreenΒ pachycaulΒ shrubΒ or smallΒ treeΒ growing to 10 metres (33Β ft) tall.
TheΒ fruitΒ is 6β15Β cm long and 3β8Β cm broad, with five broad longitudinal ribs from base to apex; it is green, maturing yellow to orange. The fruit pulp is edible, similar toΒ papaya, and is usually cooked as a vegetable. It is also eaten raw.
Cultivation
Vasconcellea pubescensΒ is one of the parents of the 'Babaco' papaya, aΒ hybridΒ cultivarΒ widely grown for fruit production in South America, and in subtropical portions of North America.


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