Family: Caricaceae

Description: 

Small tree with soft stem and white milky juice. Leaves alternate, blade 30-60 cm long, deeply divided into several lobes which are again divided into smaller lobes with acute apex. Plants mostly dioecious rarely monoecious with fragrant and nocturnal flowers. Male inflorescence 30-100 cm long pendulous raceme. Flower in clusters, creamy yellow; stamens 10, in two whorls. Female flowers 2-4 floral bud arise in the leaf axil, one of which becomes a complete flower. Fruit large spherical or pyriform usually 20-30 x 8-15 cm, turning yellow or orange with yellow or orange flesh; seeds black, wrinkled.