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Carica Linnaeus. Common name: Papaya.

A monotypic genus, a tree, of the Neotropics. Carica has sometimes been circumscribed more broadly, to include Vasconcellea, with about 20 species.

References: Holmes (2010) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2010); Kubitzki (2003b) In Kubitzki & Bayer (2003). Show full citations.

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image of plant© cassi saari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by cassi saari | Carica papaya source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Carica papaya (pistillate flowers and fruit), Cutler Hammock, Miami-Dade County, Florida 1 by Alan Cressler | Carica papaya source | Original Image ⭷

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