Characteristics
Dicots
Carica papaya L.
PAPAYA
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The domestication of the papaya probably began in southern Mexico and Central America (Carvalho & Renner 2012). This species is considered native to the state, as seeds of papaya dated to around the year 300 AD were found in Lee Co. (Ward 2011). Papapya is widely cultivated in Florida and certainly has escaped and naturalized from some of the cultivated strains. Small-fruited specimens of coastal and southern Florida (e.g. Franck 2615, Judd 5970) may represent native forms (Ward 2011).
Native UPL (NWPL)
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Classification
BRASSICALES
Carica papaya L. - PAPAYA
Citation
CARICA PAPAYA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1036. 1753.
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Without data (lectotype: 1190.1). Lectotypified by N. Moreno, in Gomez-Pompa, Fl. Veracruz 10: 7. 1980.
Species Distribution Map

Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.

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Specimens and Distribution

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Plant Photos
Carica papaya - 5
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Carica papaya - 5
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Carica papaya - 5
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Carica papaya - 20
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Carica papaya - 20
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Carica papaya - 20
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Carica papaya - 20
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Carica papaya - 20
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Carica papaya - 20
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Carica papaya - 31
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Carica papaya - 159
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Carica papaya - 258
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Carica papaya - 258
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