About Vasconcellea parviflora A.DC.
Vasconcellea parviflora A.DC. is a shrub species that belongs to the Caricaceae plant family. It is native to southwestern Ecuador and northwestern Peru. This species is polygamous, meaning it can be either dioecious or monoecious, producing only pistillate flowers, only staminate flowers, or both types of flowers (Badillo, 1993).