- Vasconcellea candicans
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Mito caca 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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