| Vasconcellea sprucei | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
 Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Caricaceae |
| Genus: | Vasconcellea |
| Species: | V. sprucei |
| Binomial name | |
| Vasconcellea sprucei (V.M. Badillo) V.M. Badillo | |
Vasconcellea sprucei is a species of plant in the family Caricaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
It was previously placed in genus Carica.
References
- Romero-Saltos, H.; Pitman, N. (2003). "Vasconcellea sprucei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003: e.T43575A10812404. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T43575A10812404.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
| Extant Caricaceae species | |
|---|---|
| Carica | |
| Cylicomorpha | |
| Horovitzia | |
| Jacaratia | |
| Jarilla | |
| Vasconcellea | |
| Taxon identifiers | |
|---|---|
| Vasconcellea sprucei | |
| Carica sprucei | |
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