Family: Caricaceae

Genus: Carica

Species: papaya

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000630

English name: Papaya

Arabic name: باباظ

Native: Mexico, South America

Country: Mexico South America

(PGR): Common

Herbaceous succulent plant or tree like to 6 m tall leaves palmately-lobed, up to 75 cm across dioecious plant(male and female separate) Fragrant, trumpet-shaped, yellowish-white flowers bloom throughout the year, with males in long racemes and females in small clusters or solitary Female flowers give way to smooth-skinned green fruits that ripen to yellow-orange with a yellow to pinkish-orange flesh and central cavity of pea-sized black seeds Fruits and seeds are edible

Ornamental plant. The melon-like fruits of the plant have juicy and pleasant taste, which is also rich in vitamins A, B, and C, minerals (potassium and magnesium etc.), terpenoids. Near to importance of human diet, papaya is also one of the salutary plants that have been used for its curative effect in traditional medicine. All part of the plant such as roots, leaves, seeds, peel, steam bark, and latex have therapeutically potential that can be used in the treatment of various diseases .

Carica citriformis Jacq

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Texture: Clay Loam Sandy

Fertility: Intermediate

Drainage: Well drained

Salinity: Low

Water Sources: Moderate Water

Climates: Subtropics Tropical

Lights: Full sun

Propagation: Seeds

Flowering time: Seasonal bloomer

Zone: 9 : 12

pH range: 4.5-8.0

Status: Common

Life span: Perennial

Habits: Palm like

Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated

Collecting Sources: Botanical garden

Plant Uses: Beverages Food Fruits

Plant Populations density: Cultivated

Vegetation types: Evergreen

pH: Acid Mild alkaline Neutral

Located in: Fruits garden