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Carica papaya L.

Lechosa; Melon tree; Papaya

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
Deutsch Papaya
English Lechosa; Melon tree; Papaya
Français Papaya
Italiano Papaya
Suomi Papaya
Norsk Papaya
Čeština Papaya
Español Papaya
Svenska Papaya
Polski Papaya
Український Papaya
Român Papaya
Русский Papaya
Български Papaya
EESTI Papaya
日本語 Papaya
Other names

Further information

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Origin

States and Territories Mexico (Aguascalientes, Baja California Sur, Campeche, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Colima, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacan, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, Quintana Roo, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Yucatan, Zacatecas); Belize; Guatemala; Honduras; El Salvador; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Guaviare, Huila, Magdalena, Meta, Nariño, Tolima, Vaupés); Galapagos [c]; Peru [c]; Jamaica [c]; Bahamas [c]; Turks & Caicos Isl. [c]; Puerto Rico [c]; Nicaragua [c]; Haiti [c]; Dominican Republic [c]; Cuba [c]; Ecuador [c]; Guyana [c]; Surinam [c]; French Guiana [c]; Bolivia [c]; Venezuela [c]; Brazil [c]; Argentina [c]; Paraguay [c]; St. Martin/St. Maarten [c]; St. Barthélémy [c]; Barbuda [c]; Antigua [c]; Saba [c]; St. Eustatius [c]; Montserrat [c]; Guadeloupe [c]; Dominica [c]; Martinique [c]; St. Lucia [c]; St. Vincent [c]; Grenadines [c]; Grenada [c]; Barbados [c]; Virgin Isl. [c]; Navassa Isl. [c]; Trinidad & Tobago [c]; New Caledonia [c]; Fiji [c]; American Samoa [c] (Manua Isl. [c], Tutuila [c]); Banaba [Ocean] Isl. [c]; Seychelles [c]; Chagos Arch. [c] (Diego Garcia [c]); Cook Isl. [c] (Rarotonga [c]); French Polynesia [c]; Gilbert Isl. [c] (Tarawa [c], Abemama [c], Nonouti [c], Onotoa [c]); Marcus Isl. [Minami-Torishima] [c]; Marquesas Isl. [c]; Marshall Isl. [c] (Bikini [c], Rongelap [c], Taka [c], Utirik [c], Ujelang [c], Ujae [c], Lae [c], Kwajalein [c], Ailuk [c], Jemo [c], Aur [c], Ailinglapalap [c], Majuro [c], Arno [c], Kili [c], Jaluit [c]); Fed. States of Micronesia [c] (Merir [c], Yap [c], Ulithi [c], Fais [c], Eauripik [c], Woleai [c], Faraulep [c], Ifalik [c], Lamotrek [c], Puluwat [c], Namonuito [c], Nomwin [c], Truk [c], Moen [c], Piis [c], Nama [c], Etal [c], Lukunor [c], Satawan [c], Nukuoro [c], Kapingamarangi [c], Ant [c], Pohnpei [c], Mokil [c], Pingelap [c]); Nauru [c]; Niue [c]; N-Line Isl. [c] (Teraina [c], Tabueran [c], Kiritimati [c]); Palau [c] (Babeldaob [c], Koror [c], Malakal [c], Ngeanges [c], Angaur [c], Sonsorol [c], Pulu Anna [c]); Phoenix Isl. [c] (Kanton [c]); S-Line Isl. [c] (Caroline Atoll [c]); Society Isl. [c] (Mopelia Atoll [c], Tahiti [c], Moorea [c], Raiatea [c], Maupiti [c], Tetiaroa Atoll [c], Tupai [c]); Northern Marianas [c] (Maug [c], Asuncion [c], Agrihan [c], Pagan [c], Alamagan [c], Guguan [c], Anatahan [c], Farallon de Medinilla [c], Tinian [c], Rota [c]); Guam [c]; Tokelau [c] (Swains Isl. [c]); Tonga [c] (Late Isl. [c], 'Eua [c]); Tuamotu Arch. [c] (Makatea Isl. [c], Rangiroa Atoll [c], Takapoto Atoll [c], etc. [c]); Tuvalu [c] (Nui Atoll [c]); Wake Isl. [c]; Austral Isl. [c] (Tubuai [c]); Kermadec Isl. [c]; Bonin Isl. [c] (Chichijima [c], Hahajima [c]); Rotuma Isl. [c]; Mauritius [c]; La Réunion [c]; Rodrigues [c]; Cape Verde Isl. [c] (Santo Antao Isl. [c], Sao Vicente Isl. [c], Ilha de Sao Nicolau [c], Sal Isl. [c], Ilha de Sao Tiago [c]); Hawaii [c] (Kauai [c], Molokai [c], Maui [c], Hawaii Isl. [c]); USA [c] (Florida [c]); Virgin Isl. [c]; Christmas Isl. [Austr.] [c]; North Keeling Isl. [c]; Australia [c] (Northern Territory [c], Queensland [c]); Taiwan [c]; China (widespread [c]); tropical Africa [c]; Principe Isl. [c]; São Tomé [c]; Cameroon [c]; Annobon Isl. [c]; Gabon [c]; Chad [c]; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo] [c]; Central African Republic [c]; Guinea [c]; Mozambique [c]; Somalia [c]; Benin [c]; Burkina Faso [c]; Angola [c]; Iles Glorieuses [I]; Mauritius [I] (Tromelin Isl. [I]); Java [c]; Sri Lanka [c]; India [c]; Pakistan [c]; Nepal [c]; Andaman Isl. [c]; Nicobar Isl. [c]; Bhutan [c]; Myanmar [c]; Philippines [c]; Vietnam [c]; Thailand [c]; Singapore [c]; Lakshadweep Isl. [Laccadives] [c]; Maldives [c]; Bangladesh [c]; Cambodia [c]; New Guinea [c]; Laos [c]
[I] = Introduced
[c] = Commercially cultivated

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Brassicales
Family Caricaceae
Genus Carica
Species papaya
Author citation L.
Scientific name Carica papaya L.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC

Appearances

Bark

Lechosa;  Melon tree;  Papaya

, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson