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Carica papaya (papaya; pawpaw)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The papaya (/pəˈpaɪə/ or US /pəˈpɑːjə/) (from Carib via Spanish), papaw, (/pəˈpɔː/) or pawpaw (/ˈpɔːˌpɔː/) is the plant Carica papaya, one of the 22 accepted species in the genus Carica of the family Caricaceae. It is native to the tropics of the Americas, perhaps from southern Mexico and neighboring Central America. It was first cultivated in Mexico several centuries before the emergence of the Mesoamerican classical civilizations. Carica papaya was the first transgenic fruit tree to have its genome sequenced.
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Attributes

Bloom Period [1]  Indeterminate
Drought Tolerance [1]  Low
Fire Tolerance [1]  None
Frost Free Days [1]  1 year
Fruit/Seed Abundance [1]  High
Fruit/Seed Begin [1]  Year Round
Fruit/Seed End [1]  Year Round
Growth Form [1]  Single Stem
Growth Period [1]  Year Round
Growth Rate [1]  Rapid
Leaf Type [2]  Evergreen
Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Propagation [1]  Container, Seed
Root Depth [1]  3.346 feet (102 cm)
Seed Spread Rate [1]  Moderate
Seeds Per [1]  8000 / lb (17637 / kg)
Shape/Orientation [1]  Erect
Structure [2]  Tree
Vegetative Spread Rate [1]  None
Flower Color [1]  White
Foliage Color [1]  White-Gray
Fruit Color [1]  Orange
Fall Conspicuous [1]  Yes
Flower Conspicuous [1]  Yes
Fruit Conspicuous [1]  Yes
Height [1]  20 feet (6.1 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 10 Low Temperature: 30 F° (-1.1 C°) → 40 F° (4.4 C°)
Light Preference [1]  Full Sun
Soil Acidity [1]  Neutral
Soil Fertility [1]  Very Rich
Water Use [1]  High
Screening - Summer [1]  Dense
Screening - Winter [1]  Dense

Protected Areas

Predators

Providers

Pollinated by 
Agrius cingulata (Pink-spotted Hawkmoth)[21]

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Criconema mutabile[22]
Helicotylenchus dihystera (Steiner's spiral nematode)[22]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0