''Vasconcellea monoica'' (commonly known as col de montaña, col de monte, or peladera in Spanish) is a species of flowering plant in the family Caricaceae. It is native to

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Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...

, and

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.Tropicos entry for Vasconcellea monoica
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Carica ''Carica'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caricaceae including the papaya (''C. papaya'' syn. ''C. peltata'', ''C. posoposa''), a widely cultivated fruit tree native to the American tropics. The genus was formerly treated as inc ...

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File:Carica monoica 03.jpg, Flowers of ''V. monoica'' File:Carica monoica 02.jpg, Flowers of ''V. monoica'' Vasconcellea monoica fruit.jpg, Ripe fruit of ''V. monoica''

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