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Carica papaya L.

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Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Brassicales
family
Caricaceae
genus
Carica
species
Carica papaya

Name

Synonyms
Carica citriformis J.Jacq. ex Spreng.
Carica citriformis Jacq.
Carica cubensis Solms
Carica hermaphrodita Blanco
Carica jamaicensis Urb.
Carica jimenezii (Bertoni) Bertoni
Carica mamaya Vell.
Carica papaya f. correae Solms
Carica papaya f. ernstii Solms
Carica papaya f. eupapaya Solms
Carica papaya f. mamaya (Vell.) Stellfeld
Carica papaya f. portoricensis (Urb.) Solms
Carica papaya subsp. bady Aké Assi
Carica papaya subsp. portoricensis Solms
Carica papaya var. bady Aké Assi
Carica papaya var. bady AkéAssi
Carica papaya var. jimenezii Bertoni
Carica peltata Hook. & Arn.
Carica pinnatifida Heilborn
Carica portoricensis (Solms) Urb.
Homonyms
Carica papaya L.
Common names
Lechosa in language.
Melon tree in language.
Melonenbaum in German
Papajabaum in German
Papajapflanze in German
Papaya in English
Papaya in language.
Papaya in English
mamoeiro in Portuguese
mamão in Portuguese
mamão in language.
mamão-fêmea in Portuguese
mamão-macho in Portuguese
mamão-melão in Portuguese
mamón in Spanish
papaia in Portuguese
papaia in language.
papaja in Swedish
papaya in English
papaya in English
papaya in Spanish
papayer in French
papayero in Spanish
pawpaw in English
pawpaw in language.
Papaya in English
Papaya in English
Papaw in English
Papaya in Spanish
Papaya de Monte in Spanish
Papaya de Pájaro in Spanish
Pawpaw in English
papaya in English
paw-paw in English

Bibliographic References

  1. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021zz), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=CAPA23
  2. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021zz), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=CAPA23
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