Genus: Carica L.

Complete List of Accepted Species Records.

References for genus:

• Aradhya, M. K. et al. 1999. A phylogenetic analysis of the genus Carica L. (Caricaceae) based on restriction fragment length variation in a cpDNA intergenic spacer region. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 46:579–586.
  
• Badillo, V. M. 2000. Carica L. vs. Vasconcella St. Hil. (Caricaceae) con la rehabilitacion de este ultimo. Ernstia 10:74–79. [segregates Vasconcella St. Hil.].
  
• Van Droogenbroeck, B. et al. 2002. AFLP analysis of genetic relationships among papaya and its wild relatives (Caricaceae) from Ecuador. Theor. Appl. Genet. 105:289–297.
  

More:

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Synonyms (=), probable synonyms (=~), and possible synonyms (~) for genus:

• (= ) Papaya Mill.
• (~ ) Vasconcellea A. St.-Hil.

Check other nomenclature databases for Carica:

• ING: Index Nominum Genericorum
• NCU-3e: Names in Current Use for Extant Plant Genera

Images:

• Embryo drawing (Carica papaya): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
• Seed (Carica papaya): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Seed (Carica papaya): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image

More:

• Check PlantSystematics.org
• Check H. D. Wilson's Vascular Plant Image Library (Texas A. & M. University)

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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