Vasconcellea candicans

The Mito (Vasconcellea candicans) is a plant species that occurs in the unique mist-fed Lomas ecosystem such as the Lomas de la Lachay. It's a un ecosystem within the Chala ecological region that comprises the Peruvian coast . During the foggy winters it grows leaves, to drop them in the arid summers, flower and produce a papaya-like fruit.