Carica Linnaeus. Papaya.
A monotypic genus, a tree, of the Neotropics. Carica has sometimes been circumscribed more broadly, to include Vasconcellea, with about 20 species.
Ref: Holmes (2010) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2010). Show full citations.
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