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[[File:Carica papaya 005.JPG|thumb|right|''Papaya'']]
==Uses==
{{Uses|Digestive disorders}}, {{Uses|Healing wounds}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Hypertension}}, {{Uses|High blood pressure}}, {{Uses|Malaria}}, {{Uses|Ulcer}}, {{Uses|Boils}}, {{Uses|Wounds}}
==Chemical Composition==
The green fruit is reported to contain 26 calories, 92.1 g H2O, 1.0 g protein, 0.1 g fat, 6.2 g total carbohydrate, 0.9 g fiber, 0.6 g ash, 38 mg Ca, 20 mg P, 0.3 mg Fe, 7 mg Na, 215 mg K, 15 ug beta-carotene equivalent. Latex contain enzymes—papain and chymopapain and alkaloids carpaine and pseudocarpaine<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=pappaya Pappaya hannu|ml=|sa=Erand karkati|ta=pappALi|te=Pappali|hi=Papita|en=Pawpaw, papayaPapaya}}
==Properties==
===Flower===
{{Flower|Bisexual|2-6cm long|whiteWhite|5-10|Flowers are solitary or small cymes of 3 individuals}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|ovalOval|Fruits weigh from 0.5 up to 20 lbs|Fruit are borne axillary on the main stem|usually Usually singly but sometimes in small clusters|manyMany}}
===Other features===
==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==
Image:Carica papaya dsc07806.jpg
Image:Papaya slice.jpg|Papaya slice
Image:Papaya.jpg|Use this picture carefully, as the shown flowers aren't Papaya-flowers, but decorative, though botanical not precise [[Lilium]]-flowers.
Image:California_Papaya_ID.jpg|Sweet California papaya, Indonesia
Image:Papaya-oliv.jpg
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[httpshttp://wwwgbpihedenvis.hortnic.purdue.edu/newcropin/duke_energyPDFs/Carica_papayaGlossary_Medicinal_Plants_Springer.html "chemistry"pdf Chemistry]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[http://www.fruit-crops.com/papaya-carica-papaya/ "botonical Botonical description"]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Carica+papaya "cultivation Cultivation details"]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=d374 papaya Papaya on missori botonical garden]* [http://eol.org/pages/585682/details papaya Papaya on encyclopedea of life]* [http://www.extento.hawaii.edu/kbase/crop/crops/i_papa.htm general General crop information]* [http://www.worldagroforestry.org/treedb/AFTPDFS/Carica_papaya.PDF papaya Papaya description pdf]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Caricaceae]]
