Description
Description: The papaya is the plant Carica papaya, one of the 22 accepted species in the genus Carica of the family Caricaceae. It is native to the tropics of the Americas, perhaps from southern Mexico and neighboring Central America. It was first cultivated in Mexico several centuries before the emergence of the Mesoamerican classical civilizations.
Botanical Name: Carica papaya
Common Names: Papaya, pawpaw
Medicinal Part: Leaf