Back Papaja Afrikaans ፓፓያ Amharic ببايا Arabic بابايا ARZ অমিতা Assamese Carica papaya AST Qovunağacı Azerbaijani قووون آغاجی AZB Папайя Bashkir Gedang BAN
| Papaya | |
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| Plant and fruit, from Koehler's Medicinal-Plants (1887) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Caricaceae |
| Genus: | Carica |
| Species: | C. papaya
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| Binomial name | |
| Carica papaya | |
The papaya (/pəˈpaɪə/, US: /pəˈpɑːjə/), papaw, (/pəˈpɔː/[3]) or pawpaw (/ˈpɔːpɔː/[3])[4] is the plant species Carica papaya, one of the 21 accepted species in the genus Carica of the family Caricaceae,[5] and also the name of its fruit. It was first domesticated in Mesoamerica, within modern-day southern Mexico and Central America.[6][7] It is grown in several countries in regions with a tropical climate. In 2022, India produced 38% of the world's supply of papayas.
- ^ Contreras, A. (2016). "Carica papaya". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T20681422A20694916. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "Carica papaya L." U.S. National Plant Germplasm System. 9 May 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Papaw". Collins Dictionary. n.d. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ^ In North America, papaw or pawpaw usually means the plant belonging to the Annonaceae family or its fruit. Ref.: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (2009), published in United States.
- ^ "Carica L." World Flora Online. World Flora Consortium. 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ Morton JF (1987). "Papaya; In: Fruits of Warm Climates". Purdue University Center for New Crops and Plant Products. pp. 336–346. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ Chávez-Pesqueira M, Núñez-Farfán J (1 December 2017). "Domestication and Genetics of Papaya: A Review". Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 5. doi:10.3389/fevo.2017.00155.