Carica papaya

Carica papaya

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Brassicales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Brassicales

Familia: Caricaceae
Genus: Carica
Species: Carica papaya

Name[edit]

Carica papaya L., 1753

Synonyms[edit]

Carica citriformis J. Jacq. ex Spreng.
Carica cubensis Solms
Carica hermaphrodita Blanco
Carica jamaicensis Urb.
Carica jimenezii (Bertoni) Bertoni
Carica mamaya Vell.
Carica papaya var. bady Ake Assi
Carica papaya var. jimenezii Bertoni
Carica papaya f. portoricensis Solms
Carica peltata Hook. & Arn.
Carica pinnatifida Heilb.
Carica portoricensis (Solms-Laub.) Urban
Carica rochefortii Solms
Carica sativa Tussac
Papaya bourgeaei (Solms) Kuntze
Papaya carica Gaertn.
Papaya citriformis (Jacq.) A. DC.
Papaya communis Noronha
Papaya cubensis (Solms) Kuntze
Papaya cucumerina Noronha
Papaya edulis Bojer
Papaya hermaphrodita Blanco
Papaya papaya (L.) H. Karst.
Papaya peltata (Hook. & Arn.) Kuntze
Papaya rochefortii (Solms) Kuntze
Papaya sativa Tuss.
Papaya vulgaris DC.
Vasconcellea peltata (Hook. & Arn.) A. DC.

Distribution[edit]

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico (Aguascalientes, Baja California Sur, Campeche, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Colima, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacan, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Yucatan, Zacatecas)
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Central America
  - Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
- Regional: Northern South America
  - Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Choc, Cundinamarca, Guaviare, Huila, Magdalena, Meta, Nario, Tolima, Vaups)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References[edit]

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 1036. Reference page.

Links[edit]

Hassler, M. 2019. Carica papaya. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Aug. 30. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Carica papaya in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Aug. 30. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Carica papaya. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 30 2019.
Tropicos.org 2019. Carica papaya. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 Aug. 2019.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Carica papaya in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names[edit]

Afrikaans: Papaja
Akan: Bofere
беларуская: Дыннае дрэва
বাংলা: পেঁপে
català: Papaier
dansk: Melontræ
Deutsch: Melonenbaum, Papayabaum, Papaya
eʋegbe: Aɖiba
Ελληνικά: Παπάγια
English: Papaya
español: Papayo
suomi: Papaija, tarhapapaija
français: Papayer
italiano: Papaia
മലയാളം: പപ്പായ/ഓമയ്ക്ക/കപ്ലങ്ങ
Nederlands: Meloenboom, Papaja
norsk: Papaya
polski: Melonowiec Właściwy
português: Mamão
සිංහල: ගස්ලබු, පැපොල්
svenska: Papaya
Türkçe: Kavun ağacı, Papaya
中文: 番木瓜

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