Botanical Family · Brassicales

Caricaceae

Papaya family

1 speciesOrder Brassicales1+ well-known plants

Small trees with hollow trunks and milky latex. Leaves palmate and clustered at apex. Papaya is the only common species.

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Representative CARICACEAE specimen
Representative specimen · Caricaceae

How to recognise the Caricaceae family

  • 01

    Leaf arrangement: alternate spiral

  • 02

    Leaf type: palmate lobed

  • 03

    Growth forms: tree/shrub

  • 04

    Inflorescence: cymose axillary

  • 05

    Fruit: large berry

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