Vasconcellea stipulata

Vasconcellea stipulata
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)
Synonyms
  • Carica stipulata V.M.Badillo

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.