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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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image of plant© Aidan Campos | Carica papaya source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Carica papaya (staminate flowers), Cutler Hammock, Miami-Dade County, Florida 1 by Alan Cressler | Carica papaya source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Joey Shaw | Carica papaya source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Joey Shaw | Carica papaya source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Keith Bradley | Carica papaya | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© J.W. Hardin | Carica papaya | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Carica papaya (fruit), Cutler Hammock, Miami-Dade County, Florida 1 by Alan Cressler | Carica papaya source | Original Image ⭷
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