Vasconcellea goudotiana

Vasconcellea goudotiana (Papayuelo ) is a species of plant in the Caricaceae family. It is found in Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador at elevations between 1500 and 2300 meters.

It is a small tree (rarely growing to 8 m). The papayuelo has red or purple flowers with red or green petioles. The fruits are pentagonal, yellow, sometimes with a tinge of purple, red, or orange. These grow up to 20 cm long.

The fruits are used in making juice, jam, and jelly, and are sometimes eaten fresh; some of these fruits are sweet, yet some are astringent, and hardly edible.