Vasconcellea pubescens
Common name
mountain pawpaw
Synonyms
Carica pubescens Lenné & K.Koch
Family
Caricaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons
Conservation status
Not applicable
Flower colours
Red/Pink, White
Year naturalised
1982
Origin
Andes of Ecuador and Columbia 1982
Reproduction
Spreads from suckers and seeds.