Taxon:  Vasconcellea microcarpa (Jacq.) A. DC.



Summary
Genus:
Vasconcellea
Family:
Caricaceae
Nomen number:
418404
Place of publication:
Prodr. 15(1):418.  1864
Verified:
04/11/2001 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Vasconcellea microcarpa (Jacq.) A. DC. subsp. australis (V. M. Badillo) V. M. Badillo (0 active accession[s])
Vasconcellea microcarpa (Jacq.) A. DC. subsp. baccata (Heilborn) V. M. Badillo (0 active accession[s])
Vasconcellea microcarpa (Jacq.) A. DC. subsp. heterophylla (Poepp. & Endl.) V. M. Badillo (0 active accession[s])
Vasconcellea microcarpa (Jacq.) A. DC. subsp. microcarpa (1 active accession[s])
Vasconcellea microcarpa (Jacq.) A. DC. subsp. pilifera (V. M. Badillo) V. M. Badillo (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  2. Badillo, V. M. 1971. Monografia de la familia Caricaceae Note: = Carica microcarpa Jacq.
  3. Badillo, V. M. 2000. Carica L. vs. Vasconcella St. Hil. (Caricaceae) con la rehabilitación de este último. Ernstia 10:77.
  4. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45 Note: = Carica microcarpa subsp. microcarpa
  5. Carvalho, F. A. & S. S. Renner. 2012. A dated phylogeny of the papaya family (Caricaceae) reveals the crop's closest relatives and the family's biogeographic history. Molec. Phylogenet. Evol. 65:46-53.
  6. Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
  7. IPGRI. New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
  8. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75 Note: = Carica microcarpa Jacq.
  9. Kyndt, T. et al. 2005. Species relationships in the genus Vasconcellea (Caricaceae) based on molecular and morphological evidence. Amer. J. Bot. 92:1033-1044.
  10. 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.
  11. Vásquez Martínez, R. et al. 2002. Adiciones a la Flora Peruana: especies nuevas, nuevos registros y estados taxonómicos de las Angiospermas para el Perú. Arnaldoa 9(2):65.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAcre Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAmazonas Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilPará Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilSergipe Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama   
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela   
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  Badillo, V. M. 1971. Monografia de la familia Caricaceae Note: = Carica microcarpa Jacq.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaAntioquia Carvalho, F. A. & S. S. Renner. 2012. A dated phylogeny of the papaya family (Caricaceae) reveals the crop's closest relatives and the family's biogeographic history. Molec. Phylogenet. Evol. 65:46-53.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaCauca Carvalho, F. A. & S. S. Renner. 2012. A dated phylogeny of the papaya family (Caricaceae) reveals the crop's closest relatives and the family's biogeographic history. Molec. Phylogenet. Evol. 65:46-53.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorCotopaxi Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75 Note: = Carica microcarpa Jacq.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorEl Oro Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75 Note: = Carica microcarpa Jacq.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorEsmeraldas Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75 Note: = Carica microcarpa Jacq.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorGuayas Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75 Note: = Carica microcarpa Jacq.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorLos Ríos Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75 Note: = Carica microcarpa Jacq.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorManabí Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75 Note: = Carica microcarpa Jacq.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorMorona Santiago Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75 Note: = Carica microcarpa Jacq.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorNapo Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75 Note: = Carica microcarpa Jacq.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorPastaza Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75 Note: = Carica microcarpa Jacq.
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 microcarpa Jacq.
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 microcarpa Jacq.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruHuánuco Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45 Note: = Carica microcarpa subsp. microcarpa
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruJunín Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45 Note: = Carica microcarpa subsp. microcarpa
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruLoreto Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45 Note: = Carica microcarpa subsp. microcarpa
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruSan Martín Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45 Note: = Carica microcarpa subsp. microcarpa
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruUcayali Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45 Note: = Carica microcarpa subsp. microcarpa
Native
Southern America
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Panama
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Acre, Amazonas, Pará, Sergipe]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia [Antioquia, Cauca], Ecuador [Cotopaxi, El Oro, Esmeraldas, Guayas, Los Ríos, Manabí, Morona Santiago, Napo, Pastaza, Pichincha, Tungurahua], Peru [Huánuco, Junín, Loreto, San Martín, Ucayali]

Reference(s)
  1. Badillo, V. M. 1971. Monografia de la familia Caricaceae Note: = Carica microcarpa Jacq.
  2. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45 Note: = Carica microcarpa subsp. microcarpa
  3. Carvalho, F. A. & S. S. Renner. 2012. A dated phylogeny of the papaya family (Caricaceae) reveals the crop's closest relatives and the family's biogeographic history. Molec. Phylogenet. Evol. 65:46-53.
  4. Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (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 microcarpa Jacq.
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=418404. Accessed 12 May 2026.