common or vulgar name: Mountain Babaco, Babacos, Chamburo, Papaya,PapayuelaScientific or Latin name: Carica x heilbornii = pentagonal CaricaFamily: Caricaea.Origin: Ecuador. Babaco is cultivated commercially in Ecuador, Brazil,Peru, Italy, Lambda-type and in Spain there are productions in theprovince of Malaga.Bush plant of more than 2 ms of height.The trunk is straight, cylindrical, nonligneous, green when young tobecome of grayish brown tone in adult age.Leaves inserted to the trunk you alternate amente, lobed limb with fiveto seven lobes; marked ribbing, long petiole.Its green one changes of tonalities, according to the phase ofdevelopment.The flowers appear of continuous way in the armpits of the leaves,feminine of bell-mouth form, tapeworms, of petalstarget-yellowish-greenish and green-dark sépalos.The fruit is a Berry without seed, does not need pollination to bedeveloped.Fruit of form extended of about 20 centimeters in length by 5 or 6centimeters in width.
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Style:
Fresh
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Product Type:
citrus fruit
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Place of Origin:
Ecuador
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