Vasconcellea candicans

Mito
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Caricaceae
Genus: Vasconcellea
Species: V. candicans
Binomial name
Vasconcellea candicans

The Mito (Vasconcellea candicans) is a plant species that occurs in the unique mist-fed Lomas ecosystem such as the Lomas de la Lachay. It's a un ecosystem within the Chala ecological region that comprises the Peruvian coast . During the foggy winters it grows leaves, to drop them in the arid summers, flower and produce a papaya-like fruit.


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