Vasconcellea horovitziana

Taxobox


status = EN | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
unranked_ordo = Rosids
ordo = Brassicales
familia = Caricaceae
genus = "Vasconcellea"
species = "V. horovitziana"
binomial = "Vasconcellea horovitziana"

"Vasconcellea horovitziana" is a species of plant in the Caricaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

It was formerly placed in genus "Carica".

ource

* Romero-Saltos, H. & Pitman, N. 2003. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/43571/all "Carica horovitziana"] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 21 August 2007.