Taxon:  Vasconcellea microcarpa (Jacq.) A. DC. subsp. heterophylla (Poepp. & Endl.) V. M. Badillo



Summary
Genus:
Vasconcellea
Family:
Caricaceae
Nomen number:
435440
Place of publication:
Ernstia 10:77.  2000 "Vasconcella"
Verified:
03/01/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Vasconcellea microcarpa (Jacq.) A. DC. (0 active accession[s])
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. 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
Basionym
Carica heterophylla Poepp. & Endl.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Badillo, V. M. 2000. Carica L. vs. Vasconcella St. Hil. (Caricaceae) con la rehabilitación de este último. Ernstia 10:74-79.
  2. 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. 65:43-56. Note: it did not recognize any infraspecific taxa
  3. Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
  4. 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.
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 AmericaBrazilBrazilRondônia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilSergipe Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama   
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia   
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorMorona Santiago  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorNapo  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorPastaza  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruHuánuco  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruJunín  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruLoreto  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruSan Martín  
Native
Southern America
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Panama
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Acre, Amazonas, Pará, Rondônia, Sergipe]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia, Ecuador [Morona Santiago, Napo, Pastaza], Peru [Huánuco, Junín, Loreto, San Martín]

Reference(s)
  1. Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
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=435440. Accessed 12 May 2026.