Caricaceae

Vasconcellea candicans (A.Gray) A.DC.

Family: Caricaceae
Genus: Vasconcellea

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Vasconcellea candicans (Vasconcellea candicans) — FlowerPhoto: Círculo de Investigación en Taxonomía, Florística y Ecología Vegetal, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 蜜多果
Quechua: Mitu

Synonyms

Carica candicans A.Gray
Carica integrifolia Reimondi
Papaya candicans (A.Gray) Kuntze

Flowers

In flower: January, March, August, October (from 14 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Círculo de Investigación en Taxonomía, Florística y Ecología Vegetal, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Círculo de Investigación en Taxonomía, Florística y Ecología Vegetal, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Círculo de Investigación en Taxonomía, Florística y Ecología Vegetal, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Círculo de Investigación en Taxonomía, Florística y Ecología Vegetal, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Círculo de Investigación en Taxonomía, Florística y Ecología Vegetal, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ellky Arteta Paredes, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jorge Luis CE, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Monics Paredes, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ellky Arteta Paredes, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sean Vanderluit, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.