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Caricaceae (from the genus Carica, erroneously supposed to be a native of Caria; or from the Latin meaning a kind of dry fig). Pawpaw Family. Fig. 41. Peculiar trees with straight, rarely branched, palm-like trunks, very abundant milky juice, and a terminal crown of very large, alternate, palmately-lobed, rarely entire, leaves: flowers unisexual, small, nearly regular; sepals 5; petals 5, in the staminate flowers connate, in the pistillate nearly separate; stamens about 10, inserted on the corolla; ovary superior, 1- or 5-celled, many- seeded; styles 5: fruit a large melon-like berry.

Caricaceae (from the genus Carica, erroneously supposed to be a native of Caria; or from the Latin meaning a kind of dry fig). Pawpaw Family. Fig. 41. Peculiar trees with straight, rarely branched, palm-like trunks, very abundant milky juice, and a terminal crown of very large, alternate, palmately-lobed, rarely entire, leaves: flowers unisexual, small, nearly regular; sepals 5; petals 5, in the staminate flowers connate, in the pistillate nearly separate; stamens about 10, inserted on the corolla; ovary superior, 1- or 5-celled, many- seeded; styles 5: fruit a large melon-like berry.

The large melon-like fruits of Carica Papaya are now cultivated and eaten throughout the tropics; those of other species are also eaten. The milky juice of C. Papaya contains a pepsin-like substance which will curdle milk. This substance will separate the fibers of meat, and hence the leaves and fruit are cooked with too fresh tough meat to make it tender. The juice has also been used as a remedy for dyspepsia.

The large melon-like fruits of Carica Papaya are now cultivated and eaten throughout the tropics; those of other species are also eaten. The milky juice of C. Papaya contains a pepsin-like substance which will curdle milk. This substance will separate the fibers of meat, and hence the leaves and fruit are cooked with too fresh tough meat to make it tender. The juice has also been used as a remedy for dyspepsia.

Carica Papaya (South American pawpaw) is commonly grown in greenhouses; and it, as well as two other species, are grown in southern California and Florida in the open.

Carica Papaya (South American pawpaw) is commonly grown in greenhouses; and it, as well as two other species, are grown in southern California and Florida in the open.{{SCH}}

 

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The family comprises five genera and about 31 species{{wp}}:

The family comprises five genera and about species:

*''[[Carica]]'' – one species ''[[Papaya|Carica papaya]]'' ([[Papaya]]), Americas

*''[[Carica]]'' – one species ''[[Papaya|Carica papaya]]'' ([[Papaya]]), Americas

*''[[Cylicomorpha]]'' – two species, Africa

*''[[Cylicomorpha]]'' – two species, Africa

*''[[Jarilla]]'' – three species, Americas

*''[[Jarilla]]'' – three species, Americas

*''[[Vasconcellea]]'' – 20 species, Americas

*''[[Vasconcellea]]'' – 20 species, Americas

==References==

==References==

*[http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/gnlist.pl?216 Germplasm Resources Information Network: Caricaceae]

*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

*[http://users.ugent.be/~tdirckx/Cylicomorpha%20species.htm Ghent University: ''Cylicomorpha'' checklist]

[[Category:Brassicales]]

[[Category:Brassicales]]