Family · Rosids
Caricaceae
Papaya
Soft-wooded tropical trees with milky latex and large fleshy fruits; includes the papaya.
- Accepted species
- 44accepted names · Kew WCVP
- Genera
- 6accepted genera · Kew WCVP
- Origin
- ≈32 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
- Centre of diversity
- Southern Americamost native species · WGSRPD
Open Caricaceae in the treePan, zoom and dig into its genera in the interactive view.›
Plants you might know
- Carica papaya
- Vasconcellea
- Jacaratia
Genera
Vasconcellea28 spp.
Jacaratia7 spp.
Carica3 spp.
Jarilla3 spp.
Cylicomorpha2 spp.
Horovitzia1 spp.
Where it grows
- Southern America40
- Northern America8
- Africa2
Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.
Related families
Caricaceae sits in the order Brassicales.