Carica papaya, papaya - magic-plants ethnobotany
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Carica papaya, papaya
| Botanical names: Carica papaya, Carica bourgeaei, Carica citriformis, Carica cubensis, Carica hermaphrodita, Carica jamaicensis, Papaya rochefortii, Papaya vulgaris, Vasconcellea peltata | Caricaceae | |
| Common names English: papaya, papaw, pawpaw Spanish: papaya, papayón, papayo, mamón, melón papaya, lechosa, melón de árbol, fruta bomba French: papayer German: Papaya, Melonenbaum, Papayabaum | ||
| Active constituents: papain, carotenoids, polyphenols | ||
Carica papaya, papaya
illustration from Koehler's medicinal plants
