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(Upload on December 16 2021) [ 日本語 | English ]

Caricaceae Dumort. (パパイア), Family Papaya Carica L. (パパイア), papaya One of 21 species introduced to Japan that is: C. papaya L. Papaia (パパイア/パパイヤ, 蕃瓜樹/万寿果), papaya パパヤ, モッカ(木瓜), チチウリ(乳瓜) Lifeform: herbaceous, evergreen, short tree with 5-10 m in height

Distribution: southern Mexico - West Indies cultivated broadly in tropical regions, including the southern parts of Japan Habitat: not known as a truly wild plant, often escaped from the cultivated areas Use: edible fruit used as fruit and vegetable Synonyms (merged into C. papaya): Carica peltata Hook. et Arn. Carica posoposa L.

Carica papaya transplanted in Japan

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[1/2] in the glasshouse of Kyoto Botanical Gardens, western Japan, on September 17 2022.