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Carica
papaya
L.
Published In:
Species Plantarum 2: 1036. 1753. (1 May 1753) (
Sp. Pl.
)
Synonymy
Carica citriformis J. Jacq.
Carica cubensis Solms
Carica hermaphrodita Blanco
Carica jamaicensis Urb.
Carica mamaya Vell.
Carica papaya fo. ernstii Solms
Carica papaya fo. mamaya Stellfeld
Carica papaya fo. portoricensis Solms
Carica papaya var. bady Aké Assi
Carica papaya var. jimenezii Bertoni
Carica peltata Hook. & Arn.
Carica pinnatifida Heilborn
Carica portoricensis (Solms) Urb.
Carica posoposa L.
Carica rochefortii Solms
Carica sativa Tussac
Papaya carica Gaertn.
Papaya cimarrona Sint. ex Kuntze
Papaya citriformis (J. Jacq.) A. DC.
Papaya communis Noronha
Papaya cubensis (Solms) Kuntze
Papaya cucumerina Noronha
Papaya edulis Bojer
Papaya edulis var. macrocarpa Bojer
Papaya edulis var. pyriformis 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.
Project Name Data
(Last Modified On 10/12/2017)
Acceptance :
Accepted
Checklist 2018 onwards
(Last Modified On 3/30/2024)
Updates by:
Jørgensen, Peter Møller
Reason(s) for update(s):
Changed or added synonymy, Added Reference(s)
Geography:
Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil, Southern Cone
Countries (within Regions):
Argentina, Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay
Habit:
Treelet, Tree
Reference(s):
Zuloaga, F. O., M. J. Belgrano & C. A. Zanotti. 2019. Actualización del Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Darwiniana, n.s. 7(2): 208–278 [Apéndice 1: 1–937; Apénd. 2: 1–21].
Brazil Flora Group. (eds.) 2023 onward. Flora e funga do Brasil.
Notes:
Unknown origin, widely cultivated and naturalized.
Checklist 2017
(Last Modified On 10/12/2017)
Geography:
Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, Southern Cone
Lower Taxa
Carica
papaya
var.
bady
Aké Assi
=
Carica
papaya
L.
Carica
papaya
fo.
ernstii
Solms
=
Carica
papaya
L.
Carica
papaya
var.
jimenezii
Bertoni
=
Carica
papaya
L.
Carica
papaya
fo.
mamaya
Stellfeld
=
Carica
papaya
L.
Carica
papaya
fo.
portoricensis
Solms
=
Carica
papaya
L.