Caricaceae
Vasconcellea

Vasconcellea pubescens A.DC.

First published in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 15(1): 419 (1864)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Panama to Venezuela and Bolivia. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is has environmental uses, as animal food and a medicine and for food.

Descriptions

Bernal, R., G. Galeano, A. Rodríguez, H. Sarmiento y M. Gutiérrez. 2017. Nombres Comunes de las Plantas de Colombia. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/

Vernacular
chilacuán, chilguacán, higuillo, papaya de olor, papaya de tierra fría, papayuela, papayuela maligna, papayuelo, tapacú, tapaculo
[UNAL]

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Andean. Elevation range: 1100–3600 m a.s.l. Cultivated in Colombia. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Antioquia, Bogotá DC, Boyacá, Cauca, Cundinamarca, Meta, Nariño, Putumayo, Santander.
Habit
Tree.
Ecology
Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, shrubland, artificial - terrestrial.
Vernacular
Cammon, Chilacuan, Chilacuán, Chilhuacán, Chilicuan, Higuillo, Papacú, Papaya de olor, Papaya de tierra fría, Papaya silvestre, Papayito de los andes
[UPFC]

The Useful Plants of Boyacá project

Distribution
Native and cultivated in Colombia.
Ecology
Alt. 1100 - 3600 m.
Morphology General Habit
Tree.
Vernacular
Cammon, titi-ish.
[UPB]

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Nativa y cultivada en Colombia; Alt. 1100 - 3600 m.; Andes.
Morphology General Habit
Árbol
Conservation
No Evaluada
[CPLC]

Uses

Use Animal Food
Used as animal food.
Use Environmental
Environmental uses.
Use Gene Sources
Used as gene sources.
Use Food
Used for food.
Use Medicines
Medical uses.
[UPFC]

Use Animal Food
Aerial parts eaten by birds (Florez-Cárdenas et al. 2010).
Use Food
Infructescences - Edible fruit (Florez-Cárdenas et al. 2010).
Use Gene Sources
Crop wild relatives which may possess beneficial traits of value in breeding programmes (State of the World's Plants 2016).
Use Medicines Digestive System Disorders
Infructescences - Used in liquid medicines to alleviate stomachache (Lagos-López 2007).
Use Medicines Genitourinary System Disorders
Infructescences - Used in liquid medicines as a diuretic (Lagos-López 2007).
Use Medicines Infections & Infestations
Leaves - Used in the treatment of tonsillitis (Florez-Cárdenas et al. 2010).
Use Medicines Unspecified Medicinal Disorders
Medicinal (Instituto Humboldt 2014).
[UPB]

Common Names

English
Mountain Pawpaw, Moutain Papaya
Spanish
Papayo, tapaya de altura, chilacuan, chilicuan, papaya de tierra fría, papaya silvestre, papayote, papayuela, tapaculo, papayito de los Andes, higuillo.

Sources

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Useful Plants of Boyacá Project

    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/