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Vasconcellea Candicans
''Vasconcellea candicans'' is a small tree native to the western slopes of the Andes in southern Ecuador and Peru. Description Small dioecious shrub or tree to 8 m high. Leaves ovate or almost rounded, with a slightly cordate base, margin entire or sometimes sinuately dentate and obtuse or acute apex; palmately veined; glabrous above, hairy below. Male inflorescence a small cyme with many flowers; tiny 5- or 7-lobed calyx; 5- or 7- lobed corolla; stamens twice as many as the lobes of the corolla, with linear-oblong anthers. Flowers greenish to purplish. Fruit ellipsoidal, yellow green at maturity, 10-18 x 4-6 cm; many seeds. Vernacular names Chungay (in Ecuador). Mito, uliucana, jerju, odeque (in Peru). Uses Edible fruit. Cultivation Propagated by seeds. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q7916434 candicans Trees of Peru Trees of Ecuador ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasconcellea
''Vasconcellea'' is a genus with 20 or 26 species of flowering plants in the family Caricaceae. Most were formerly treated in the genus ''Carica'', but have been split out on genetic evidence. The genus name has also been spelled "''Vasconcella''". They are evergreen pachycaul shrubs or small trees growing to 5 m tall, native to tropical South America. Many have edible fruit similar to papaya, and some are widely cultivated in South America. ;Species: *''Vasconcellea badilloi'' *'' Vasconcellea candicans'' *''Vasconcellea carvalhoae'' *''Vasconcellea cauliflora'' *''Vasconcellea chachapoyensis'' *''Vasconcellea chilensis'' *''Vasconcellea crassipetala'' *''Vasconcellea glandulosa'' *'' Vasconcellea goudotiana'' *''Vasconcellea horovitziana'' *''Vasconcellea longiflora'' *''Vasconcellea microcarpa'' *''Vasconcellea monoica'' *''Vasconcellea omnilingua'' *''Vasconcellea palandensis'' *''Vasconcellea parviflora'' *''Vasconcellea pentalobis'' *''Vasconcellea peruviensis'' *''Vasconce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trees Of Peru
In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, including only woody plants with secondary growth, plants that are usable as lumber or plants above a specified height. In wider definitions, the taller palms, tree ferns, bananas, and bamboos are also trees. Trees are not a taxonomic group but include a variety of plant species that have independently evolved a trunk and branches as a way to tower above other plants to compete for sunlight. The majority of tree species are angiosperms or hardwoods; of the rest, many are gymnosperms or softwoods. Trees tend to be long-lived, some reaching several thousand years old. Trees have been in existence for 370 million years. It is estimated that there are some three trillion mature trees in the world. A tree typically has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground by the trunk. This trunk typically co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
