Common names : Sp: papaya de altura, papaya de tierra fría, tapaculo, papayuela (Colombia), bonete, chamburo, toronche, siglo, chilhualcán, siglalón (Ecuador), chichuacacón, titi-ish; En: mountain papaw, mountain papaya; Fr: papaye de montagne.
Origin and geographical distribution : Andes from Colombia to Bolivia, between 1500-3000 m. Introduced to Chile.
Status : Wild, cultivated.
Description : Semi-lignose, ramified, height to 10 m, leaves lobed, typical hairy below, propagated by seeds; flowers hairy green-yellow, plants monoecious or dioecious, fruit 5-lobed, ovoid-oblong, yellowish green to orange at maturity, 6-15 x 3-8 cm; many seeds; pulp cream to yellow.
Uses : Pulp used to prepare preserves and candies. Flavour: sour, aromatic, pleasant. Rich in papain.
References :Badillo, 1993; Van den Eynden et al, 1999; Jimenez et al, 1999; Scheldeman et al, 2000; Badillo, 2000.
