Taxon:  Vasconcellea ×heilbornii (V. M. Badillo) V. M. Badillo



Summary
Genus:
Vasconcellea
Family:
Caricaceae
Nomen number:
418402
Place of publication:
Ernstia 10:76.  2000 "Vasconcella"
Hybrid parentage:
probable complex hybrid of Vasconcellea pubescens, V. weberbaueri, and V. stipulata
Verified:
04/11/2001 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
5 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Vasconcellea ×heilbornii (V. M. Badillo) V. M. Badillo nothovar. chrysopetala (Heilborn) V. M. Badillo, nom. inval. (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Carica ×heilbornii V. M. Badillo

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Carica ×heilbornii V. M. Badillo nothovar. pentagona (Heilborn) V. M. Badillo
Carica pentagona Heilborn

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  2. Badillo, V. M. 2000. Carica L. vs. Vasconcella St. Hil. (Caricaceae) con la rehabilitación de este último. Ernstia 10:77-79.
  3. Bernal, R., S. R. Gradstein & M. Celis. 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
  4. IPGRI. New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
  5. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75 Note: = Carica ×heilbornii V. M. Badillo
  6. Kyndt, T. et al. 2005. Species relationships in the genus Vasconcellea (Caricaceae) based on molecular and morphological evidence. Amer. J. Bot. 92:1033-1044.
  7. Kyndt, T. et al. 2006. Cross-species microsatellite amplification in Vasconcellea and related genera and their use in germplasm classification. Genome 48:786-798.
  8. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Carica ×heilbornii nothovar. pentagona
  9. Van Droogenbroeck, B. et al. 2004. Phylogenetic analysis of the highland papayas (Vasconcellea) and allied genera (Caricaceae) using PCR-RFLP. Theor. Appl. Genet. 108:1473-1486. Note: this study revealed that Vasconcellea weberbaueri might also be involved in the origin of this hybrid as a maternal parent
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
GermanBabaco as Carica ×heilbornii nothovar. pentagona2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Carica ×heilbornii nothovar. pentagona
Spanishbabaco as Carica ×heilbornii nothovar. pentagona2Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. Note: = Carica ×heilbornii nothovar. pentagona
Spanishpapayo calentano as Carica ×heilbornii nothovar. pentagona2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants Note: = Carica ×heilbornii nothovar. pentagona
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaCundinamarca Bernal, R., S. R. Gradstein & M. Celis. 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaHuila Bernal, R., S. R. Gradstein & M. Celis. 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaSantander Bernal, R., S. R. Gradstein & M. Celis. 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaValle del Cauca Bernal, R., S. R. Gradstein & M. Celis. 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorAzuay Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75 Note: = Carica ×heilbornii V. M. Badillo
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorBolívar Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75 Note: = Carica ×heilbornii V. M. Badillo
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorChimborazo Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75 Note: = Carica ×heilbornii V. M. Badillo
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorLoja Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75 Note: = Carica ×heilbornii V. M. Badillo
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorPichincha Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75 Note: = Carica ×heilbornii V. M. Badillo
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorTungurahua Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75 Note: = Carica ×heilbornii V. M. Badillo
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  Bernal, R., S. R. Gradstein & M. Celis. 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  Coppens d'Eeckenbrugge, G. et al. 2014. Vasconcellea for papaya improvement. In: Ming, R. & P. H. Moore, Genetics and genomics of papaya. Plant Genetics and genomics: Crops and models. 4:47-79. Note: Vasconcellea ×heilbornii includes three main groups of cultigens (babaco, higachos and baby babacos); its hybrid origin has been confirmed, and it probably involves northern South American species V. stipulata and V. cundinamarcensis, in a still active introgression processes with these potential parental species; under commercial cultivation is vegetatively propagated
Native
Southern America
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia [Cundinamarca, Huila, Santander, Valle del Cauca], Ecuador [Azuay, Bolívar, Chimborazo, Loja, Pichincha, Tungurahua]
Cultivated
Southern America
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia, Ecuador

Reference(s)
  1. Bernal, R., S. R. Gradstein & M. Celis. 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
  2. Coppens d'Eeckenbrugge, G. et al. 2014. Vasconcellea for papaya improvement. In: Ming, R. & P. H. Moore, Genetics and genomics of papaya. Plant Genetics and genomics: Crops and models. 4:47-79. Note: Vasconcellea ×heilbornii includes three main groups of cultigens (babaco, higachos and baby babacos); its hybrid origin has been confirmed, and it probably involves northern South American species V. stipulata and V. cundinamarcensis, in a still active introgression processes with these potential parental species; under commercial cultivation is vegetatively propagated
  3. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75 Note: = Carica ×heilbornii V. M. Badillo
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodfruitas Carica ×heilbornii var. pentagonaMarkle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2 Note: as Carica ×heilbornii nothovar. pentagona
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=418402. Accessed 9 May 2026.