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Family: CARICACEAR 
 Carica quercifolia
 

Photo from Verdelareu.

   
Author:  Georg Hans Emmo Wolfgang Hieronymus 1882
Family:  Caricaceae
Habitat:  Argentina, Peru, Paraguay, Brazil, Uruguay 
Soil:  Mix
Water:  Medium
Sun:  Medium
Thickness:  60 centimetres
Height:  5 meters
Flower:  Yellow-Greenish
Reproduction:  Seeds/Cuttings
Pop names:  Fig tree of the Mount, Mamón of the Mount, Higuera del Monte, Mamón del Monte
Synonyms:  Vasconcellea quercifolia A.St.-Hil. Papaya quercifolia, Kuntze 1891. Carica hastaefolia hort. ex Solms, Carica hastata Brign., Carica lanceolata (A. DC.) Benth. & Hook. ex Hieron. Carica lanceolata (A. DC.) Solms. Papaya lanceolata (A. DC.) Kuntze. Vasconcellea lanceolata A. DC.    - and some others....

Photo from Trade Winds Fruits

   This dioecious member of the Caricaceae family was described by Georg Hans Emmo Wolfgang Hieronymus  in1882. It is found in Argentina, Peru, Paraguay, Brazil and Uruguay. The stem will grow to 60 centimetres in diameter and reach for up to five or more meters. It prefers a well drained soil with some water and some sun. The flowers are greenish-yellow.

An other species of this genera: C. chilensis, Solms 1889, Chile,1,5 meter, Flower: Green-purple