Vasconcellea parviflora

Vasconcellea parviflora is a species of shrub in the family Caricaceae.^[2] It is native to SW Ecuador and NW Peru.^[2] It is polygamous, i.e. it can be dioecious or monoecious, showing either or both pistillate and staminate flowers (Badillo, 1993).^[3]

Vasconcellea parviflora
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Brassicales
Family:	Caricaceae
Genus:	Vasconcellea
Species:	V. parviflora
Binomial name
Vasconcellea parviflora A.DC.
Synonyms
Carica parviflora (A.DC.) Solms Carica leptantha Harms Carica paniculata Spruce ex Solms Papaya paniculata (Spruce) Kuntze Papaya parviflora (A. DC.) Kuntze