Vasconcellea stipulata
| Vasconcellea stipulata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Caricaceae |
| Genus: | Vasconcellea |
| Species: | V. stipulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Vasconcellea stipulata (V.M.Badillo) | |
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Vasconcellea stipulata, known also as toronche or jigacho, is a fruit-bearing species in the Vasconcellea genus, Caricaceae family. It is native to Ecuador and Peru.
Babaco is a natural hybrid of V. stipulata and V. pubescens, although it has been suggested that other species may be involved.