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[[File:Carica papaya 005.JPG|thumb|right|''Papaya'']]
'''Papaya''' is a large tree-like plant, with a single stem growing from 5 to 10 m (16 to 33 ft) tall, with spirally arranged leaves confined to the top of the trunk.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Digestive disorders}}, {{Uses|Healing wounds}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Hypertension}}, {{Uses|High blood pressure}}, {{Uses|Malaria}}, {{Uses|Ulcer}}, {{Uses|Boils}}, {{Uses|Wounds}}
== Description Chemical Composition== The papaya green fruit is a large, tree-like plant, with a single stem growing from 5 reported to 10 m (16 to 33 ft) tallcontain 26 calories, with spirally arranged leaves confined to the top of the trunk92. The lower trunk is conspicuously scarred where leaves and fruit were borne1 g H2O, 1. The leaves are large0 g protein, 50–70 cm (20–28 in) in diameter0.1 g fat, deeply palmately lobed6.2 g total carbohydrate, with seven lobes0. Unusually for such large plants9 g fiber, the trees are dioecious0. The tree is usually unbranched6 g ash, 38 mg Ca, 20 mg P, unless lopped0. The flowers are similar in shape to the flowers of the Plumeria3 mg Fe, 7 mg Na, but are much smaller and wax-like. They appear on the axils of the leaves215 mg K, maturing into large fruit 15 ug beta- 15–45 cm (5carotene equivalent.9–17.7 in) long Latex contain enzymes—papain and chymopapain and 10–30 cm (3.9–11.8 in) in diameter. The fruit is a type of berry. It is ripe when it feels soft (as soft as a ripe avocado or a bit softer) alkaloids carpaine and its skin has attained an amber to orange hue.pseudocarpaine<ref name="chemical composition"/>
== Uses Common names=={{Common names|kn=Pappaya hannu|sa=Erand karkati|ta=Pappali|hi=Papita|en=Pawpaw, Papaya}}
==Habit=={{Habit|Herb}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple|2 ½ ft wide|Stems appear as a trunk, are hollow, light green to tan brown, up to 8″ in diameter, and bear prominent leaf scars.}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Bisexual|2-6cm long|White|5-10|Flowers are solitary or small cymes of 3 individuals}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit|Oval|Fruits weigh from 0.5 up to 20 lbs|Fruit are borne axillary on the main stem|Usually singly but sometimes in small clusters|Many}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used== ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==Seeds germinate readily. Papaya succeeds in tropical and subtropical areas, where it can be found between 32°N and S. It produces best at elevations below 900 metres, though it can also succeed as high as 2,100 metres near the equator<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Lower rainfall}}, {{Commonly seen|Island}}, {{Commonly seen|Cooler temperature}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">Image:Papaya Tree by Piyal Kundu.JPGImage:Carica papaya frutos verdes.jpegImage:Carica papaya frutos y follaje.jpegImage:Lechosa.jpgImage:Carica papaya MS4113.JPGFile:Carica papaya 14 7 2012.jpgImage:Carica papaya - papaya - var-tropical dwarf papaya - desc-fruit.jpgImage:Carica papaya dsc07806.jpgImage:Papaya slice.jpg|Papaya sliceImage:Papaya.jpgImage:California_Papaya_ID.jpg|Sweet California papaya, IndonesiaImage:Papaya-oliv.jpgFile:Carica papaya (11032993213).jpg|FlowerFile:Carica papaya1.jpg|Male flowers</gallery> == References == <references><ref name="intchemical composition">[http://gbpihedenvis.nic.in/PDFs/Glossary_Medicinal_Plants_Springer.pdf Chemistry]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[http://www.theplantlistfruit-crops.orgcom/papaya-carica-papaya/ Botonical description]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/ cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Carica"+papaya Cultivation details]</ref>
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== External Links ==* [http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=d374 Papaya on missori botonical garden]*[httpshttp://eneol.wikipediaorg/pages/585682/details Papaya on encyclopedea of life]* [http://www.extento.hawaii.edu/kbase/crop/crops/i_papa.htm General crop information]* [http://www.worldagroforestry.org/wikitreedb/AFTPDFS/Carica_papaya.PDF Papaya Papaya-Wikipediadescription pdf]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Caricaceae]]