Papaya

Papaya
Plant and fruit, from Koehler's Medicinal-Plants (1887)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Caricaceae
Genus: Carica
Species:
C. papaya
Binomial name
Carica papaya

The papaya (/pəˈpə/, US: /pəˈpɑːjə/), papaw, (/pəˈpɔː/[3]) or pawpaw (/ˈpɔːpɔː/[3])[4] is the plant species Carica papaya, one of the 21 accepted species in the genus Carica of the family Caricaceae,[5] and also the name of its fruit. It was first domesticated in Mesoamerica, within modern-day southern Mexico and Central America.[6][7] It is grown in several countries in regions with a tropical climate. In 2022, India produced 38% of the world's supply of papayas.

  1. ^ Contreras, A. (2016). "Carica papaya". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T20681422A20694916. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Carica papaya L." U.S. National Plant Germplasm System. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Papaw". Collins Dictionary. n.d. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  4. ^ In North America, papaw or pawpaw usually means the plant belonging to the Annonaceae family or its fruit. Ref.: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (2009), published in United States.
  5. ^ "Carica L." World Flora Online. World Flora Consortium. 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  6. ^ Morton JF (1987). "Papaya; In: Fruits of Warm Climates". Purdue University Center for New Crops and Plant Products. pp. 336–346. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  7. ^ Chávez-Pesqueira M, Núñez-Farfán J (1 December 2017). "Domestication and Genetics of Papaya: A Review". Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 5. doi:10.3389/fevo.2017.00155.

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