Babaco is a hybrid between Vasconcellea cundinamarcensis (= Carica pubescens) and Vasconcellea stipulata (= Carica stipulata). It is related to the papaya.
Names
Scientific
Vasconcellea pentagona
Synonym
Carica pentagona
Carica × pentagona
Vasconcellea × heilbornii
English
Babaco
Dutch
Babaco
Chamburo
Spanish
Babaco
French
Babaco
German
Babaco
Berg-Papaya
Italian
Babaco
Taxonomy
Order
Brassicales
Family
Caricaceae
Genus
Vasconcellea
Species
Vasconcellea pentagona (Babaco)