Carica papaya L.
Mpwapwaia / Papaya, Dinnyefa
About
The papaya (, US: ), papaw, () or pawpaw () is the plant species Carica papaya, one of the 21 accepted species in the genus Carica of the family Caricaceae. Papaya is also the name of its fruit. It was first domesticated in Mesoamerica, within modern-day southern Mexico and Central America. It is grown in several countries in regions with a tropical climate. In 2022, India produced 38% of the world's supply of papayas.
A papaja vagy dinnyefa (Carica papaya) a keresztesvirágúak rendjébe és a dinnyefafélék családjába tartozó faj. Gyümölcse szintén papaja néven ismert.
Common Names
- Mpwapwaia
- Mpwapwayi
- Papaw
- Papaya
- Pape
Native Distribution
Detailed Regions
Northern America Mexico Mexico Gulf | Northern America | Mexico | Mexico Gulf | Mexico Southeast | Mexico Southwest | Southern America Central America Belize | Southern America | Central America | Belize | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Guatemala | Honduras | Nicaragua | Panamá | Northern South America Venezuela | Northern South America | Venezuela | Western South America Colombia | Western South America | Colombia
Data confidence: low
Synonyms
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- Carica citriformis Hook.f.
- Carica citriformis J.Jacq. ex Spreng.
- Carica citriformis Jacq.
- Carica cubensis Solms
- Carica hermaphrodita Blanco
- Carica jamaicensis Urb.
- Carica jimenezii (Bertoni) Bertoni
- Carica jimenezii Bertoni
- Carica mamaya Vell.
- Carica papaya L.
- Carica papaya f. correae Solms
- Carica papaya f. ernstii Solms
- Carica papaya f. eupapaya Solms
- Carica papaya f. mamaya (Vell.) Stellfeld
- Carica papaya f. portoricensis (Urb.) Solms
- Carica papaya var. bady Aké Assi
- Carica papaya var. bady AkéAssi
- Carica papaya var. jimenezii Bertoni
- Carica peltata Hook. & Arn.
- Carica pinnatifida Heilb.
- Carica pinnatifida Heilborn
- Carica portoricensis (Solms) Urb.
- Carica portoricensis Urb.
- Carica posopora L.
- Carica posoposa L.
- Carica pyriformis Willd.
- Carica rochefortii Solms
- Carica sativa Tussac
- Papaya carica Gaertn.
- Papaya cimarrona Sint.
- Papaya cimarrona Sint. ex Kuntze
- Papaya citriformis (J.Jacq. ex Spreng.) 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 posopora (L.) DC.
- Papaya posoposa (L.) DC.
- Papaya pyriformis (Willd.) Baill.
- Papaya rochefortii (Solms) Kuntze
- Papaya sativa Tuss.
- Papaya sativa Tussac
- Papaya vulgaris DC.
- Vasconcellea peltata (Hook. & Arn.) A.DC.