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Carica papaya
  • Scientific Name: Carica papaya
  • Common Name: papaya
  • Symbol: CAPA23
  • Category: Dicot
  • Genus: Carica
  • Family: Caricaceae
  • Family Common Name: Papaya family
  • Order: Violales
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Duration: Perennial
  • Growth Habit: Tree, Shrub
  • Native Status: L48 (I), HI (I), PR (I), VI (I)
  • Flower Color: White
  • Flower Conspicuous: Yes
  • Foliage Color: White-Gray
  • Foliage Texture: Medium
  • Fruit Color: Orange
  • Fruit Color: Orange
  • Edible: No
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    Carica papaya


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  • Scientific Name: Carica papaya
  • Common Name(s): Papaya
  • Edible: yes
  • Medicinal: no
  • Parts Used: stem, fruit, leaf


  • Logos
    13 Aug, 2008

    CAUTION--Be careful not to get the milky sap from the unripe fruit into your eyes. It will cause intense pain and temporary--sometimes even permanent--blindness.
    Current Rating: 0.0000
    Logos
    13 Aug, 2008

    Description: The papaya is a small tree 1.8 to 6 meters tall, with a soft, hollow trunk. When cut, the entire plant exudes a milky juice. The trunk is rough and the leaves are crowded at the trunk's apex. The fruit grows directly from the trunk, among and below the leaves. The fruit is green before ripening. When ripe, it turns yellow or remains greenish with a squashlike appearance.
    Current Rating: 0.0000
    Logos
    13 Aug, 2008

    Habitat and Distribution: Papaya is found in rain forests and semievergreen seasonal forests in tropical regions and in some temperate regions as well. Look for it in moist areas near clearings and former habitations. It is also found in open, sunny places in uninhabited jungle areas.
    Current Rating: 0.0000
    Logos
    13 Aug, 2008

    Edible Parts: The ripe fruit is high in vitamin C. Eat it raw or cock it like squash. Place green fruit in the sun to make it ripen quickly. Cook the young papaya leaves, flowers, and stems carefully, changing the water as for taro.
    Current Rating: 0.0000
    Logos
    13 Aug, 2008

    Other Uses: Use the milky juice of the unripe fruit to tenderize tough meat. Rub the juice on the meat.
    Current Rating: 0.0000

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