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Title
PAPAYA PLANT BINOMIAL NAME; CARICA PAPAYA #117766393
Description
KINGDOM :PLANTEAE, ORDER :BRASSICALES,FAMILY :CARICACEAE, SMALL SPARSELY SMALL TREE, SINGLE STEM, 16 To 33 FEET TALL , LEAVES CONFINED TO THE TOP OF THE TRUNK,LEAVESARE LARGE 50 TO 70 cm IN DIAMETER, DEEPLY PALMETELY LOBED WITH 7 LOBES, PAPAYAS ARE DIOECIOUS ,THE FLOWERS ARE 5 PARTED AND HIGHLY DIMORPHIC, THE FEMALE FLOWER HAS A SUPERIOR OVARY, MALE AND FEMALE FLOWERS ARE BORNE IN LEAF AXILS ,THE FLOWERS ARE DEEP SCENTED OPEN AT NIGHT AND ARE MOTH POLLINATED