Caricaceae
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| iCaricaceae | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image:Carica papaya - papaya - var-tropical dwarf papaya - desc-fruit.jpg Carica papaya
| ||||||||||
| Scientific classification | ||||||||||
| ||||||||||
| | ||||||||||
|
See text |
Caricaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Brassicales, native to tropical regions of Central and South America and Africa. They are short-lived evergreen pachycaul shrubs or small trees growing to 5-10 m tall; many bear edible fruit.
The family comprises five genera and about species:
- Carica – one species Carica papaya (Papaya), Americas
- Cylicomorpha – two species, Africa
- Jacaratia – five species, Americas
- Jarilla – three species, Americas
- Vasconcellea – 20 species, Americas
[edit] References
 | This plant article is a stub. Please help Wikipedia grow by expanding it. |
de:Melonenbaumgewächse es:Caricaceae fr:Caricaceae it:Caricaceae la:Caricaceae nl:Caricaceae pt:Caricaceae
