Papaya
PapayaCarica papaya (Caricaceae) Characteristics Trees or shrubs 6-10 m tall. Stem (20 cm diameter) with leaf scars helically arranged, bark green to brown. Leaf blade 20-60 cm. Berries hanging from trunk near summit, green to orange. Edible. Distribution Papayas are grown throughout the tropics of the world, chiefly at low elevations, and tend to become…