Caricaceae

Carica L. (Not native)

Carica papaya L., Sp. Pl., 1st Ed. (1753) 1036; Merrill, Fl. Manila (1912) 337; Merrill, EPFP 3 (1923) 118; Cortez et al., Check List 19 (2023) 987. Distribution: America. LUZON: Camarines Sur (photos), Ifugao (photos), MINDANAO: Misamis Oriental (photos), SIARGAO. Notes: Widely cultivated. Naturalized.

Antunes Carvalho, F, D Filer & SS Renner. 2015. II. Taxonomy in the electronic age: an e-monograph of the papaya family (Caricaceae) as an example. In: Molecular phylogeny, biogeography and an e-monograph of the papaya family (Caricaceae) as an example of taxonomy in the electronic age: 13-31.