Lost Crops of the Incas Little-Known Plants of the Andes with Promise for Worldwide Cultivation (1989) / Chapter Skim
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Highland Papayas
Highland Papayas
Pages 252-261
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They are commonly added to soups and stews, to which they lend rich, fruity flavors. Generally speaking, highland papaya plants resemble the tropical papaya plant in appearance and have similar cultivation requirements.
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Only the most common of the multitudinous synonyms are listed. 5 Other common names include chambur, chamburu, chambura, papaya de olor, papaya de montaha, papaya de altura, papaya de sierra fria, cot de monte, papayuella, papaya, siglaldn, chihaulcan, chiehuacan, bonete (Mexico)
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It grows vigorously and bears fruit in its second year. It is fairly tolerant of nematodes and is perhaps resistant to papaya ring spot virus, the most devastating disease of the common papaya.
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The fruits are usually five-angled, pale yellow, with occasional 9 Other common names include col de montaha, papaya de selva, tomate de monte, peladera, peladua, dwarf papaya, orange paw paw, and Peruvian cooking papaya. The name "cot de monte" is often loosely used for any short-statured highland papaya.
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It is mostly dioecious (both male and female flowers are sometimes intensely red or purple, with red or green petioles) , bears heavily, and its fruits transport well if harvested before full maturity.
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50. |6 Common names include toronche, toronche de Castilla, poronchi, chamburo, and chamburo de Castilla.
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As with many little-known Andean fruits, innovative and courageous private researchers in New Zealand have pioneered the production and international export of babaco. Shown here on January 7, 1982, is part of the first-ever export shipment, ready for loading into the temperature-controlled cargo hold of a 747 aircraft bound for Frankfurt, West Germany.
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Indeed, with their extreme variability, they could become a veritable backyard fruit bazaar for upland villages from Morocco to Papua New Guinea. Like the common papaya in the lowlands, these Andean species and hybrids could provide masses of tasty, nutritious fruits in the highlands.
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