Papaya: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Carica papaya • papaw • pawpaw

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Papaya fruit (Carica payapa) cut lengthwise.

Papaya trees (Carica papaya) in Thailand

Cluster of large green papayas growing closely together on the trunk of a papaya tree (Carica papaya), surrounded by broad, deeply lobed leaves.

Whole papaya and a halved papaya showing orange flesh and black seeds, set against a white background.

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