Papaya
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The papaya is the plant species Carica papaya, one of the 3 accepted species in the genus Carica of the family Caricaceae.
Carica papaya Köhler–s Medizinal Pflanzen 029
Seedlings
Coiled phyllotaxy of papaya leaves
Leaf
Asimina triloba
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Asimina triloba, the American papaw, pawpaw, paw paw, or paw-paw, among many regional names, is a species of small deciduous tree. It has large leaves and produces a large, yellowish-green to brown fr
Papaya
…for "more elongated fruits with distinctively orange red flesh". In the United States, papaw and pawpaw are names for a different plant and fruit, Asimina triloba, which is unrelated to the papaya. The papaya is a large herbaceous plant, usually with a single stem growing from 5 to 10 m (16 to 33 ft) tall, with…
Asimina triloba 3
Flower parts and stages (female at bottom, pollen-rich male at right)
Ripe fruit of Asimina triloba, cut open to reveal the large seeds
Pawpaw produces flowers before its leaves emerge.