''Vasconcellea goudotiana'' (also known as papayuelo) is a species of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
in the family
Caricaceae
The Caricaceae are a family of flowering plants in the order Brassicales, found primarily in tropical regions of Central and South America and Africa. They are usually short-lived evergreen pachycaul shrubs or small to medium-sized trees growi ...
. It is endemic to Colombia.
Tropicos entry for Vasconcellea goudotiana
/ref> The plant has a chromosome count of 2n = 18.
It was previously placed in genus '' Carica''.
Gallery
File:Vasconcellea goudotiana yellow fruits.JPG, Vasconcellea goudotiana with Yellow fruits
File:Vasconcellea goudotiona with red fruits.JPG, Vasconcellea goudotiana with red fruits
References
goudotiana
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