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Caricaceae Dumort., Anal. Fam. Pl. 37, 42. 1829. nom. cons. 'Papaya Family'
Caricaceae Dumort., Anal. Fam. Pl. 37, 42. 1829. nom. cons. 'Papaya Family'
Salient Features
Salient Features
Members are often pachycaul, sparsely branched trees, shrubs or rarely herb, bearing latex.
Leaves spirally arranged, often large, palmately lobed and veined
Flowers axillary, solitary or in cymes, rarely bisexual.
Calyx of united sepals, corolla of united petals, stamens 5 or 10 (5+5), attached to corolla tube, or distinct, or basally connate.
Gynoecium of 5 united carpels, unilocular, with deeply intrusive parietal placentas.
Fruit a large berry, seeds numerous, with gelatinous sarcotesta.
Diversity:
Diversity:
World- 6 genera, 47 species (The Plant List 2013); 6 genera, 35 species (Christenhusz & Byng 2016); 6 genera, 34 species (Mabberley 2017); 5 genera, 39 species (CoL 2021)
India - 1 genus, 1 species; 2 genera, 2 species (BSI, 2021)
Indian Himalaya- 1 genus, 1 species (Singh et al. 2019)
Uttarakhand - 1 genus, 1 species (Uniyal et al. 2007)
General Characters:
General Characters:
Caricaceae in Watson & Dallwitz (1992 onwards)
Caricaceae in POWO 2021 (Plants of the World Online)
Caricaceae in Wikipedia
Systematic Position of Family in Different Systems of Classifications:
Systematic Position of Family in Different Systems of Classifications:
Systematic position in 2-Superkingdom, 7-Kingdom classification of Ruggiero et al. (2015)
Systematic position in 2-Superkingdom, 7-Kingdom classification of Ruggiero et al. (2015)
Super Kingdom- Eukaryota, Kingdom- Plantae, Subkingdom- Viridiplantae, Infrakingdom- Streptophyta, Superphylum- Embryophyta, Phylum- Tracheophyta, Subphylum- Spermatophytina, Superclass- Angiospermae, Class- Magnoliopsida, Superorder- Rosanae, Order- Malvales
Bentham & Hooker (1862-83)?
Class : Dicotyledons
Subclass : Monochlamydeae
Series : Unisexuales
Engler & Prantl (1887-1915)
Engler & Prantl (1887-1915)
Kingdom : Plantae
Division : Embryophyta Siphonogama
Subdivision : Angiospermae
Class : Dicotyledoneae
Subclass : Archichlamydeae
Order : Parietales
Suborder : Papayineae
Hutchinson (1973)
Hutchinson (1973)
Phylum : Angiospermae
Subphylum : Dicotyledones
Division : Lignosae
Order : Cucurbitales
Cronquist (1988)
Cronquist (1988)
Division : Magnoliophyta
Class : Magnoliopsida
Subclass : Dillenidae
Order : Violales
Thorne & Reveal (2007)
Thorne & Reveal (2007)
Class : Magnoliopsida
Subclass : Malvidae
Super Order: Capparanae
Order : Capparales
Takhtajan (2009)
Takhtajan (2009)
Phylum : Magnoliophyta
Class : Magnoliopsida
Subclass : Dilleniidae
Super Order : Capparanae
Order : Caricales
Reveal (2012)
Reveal (2012)
Class : Equisetopsida
Subclass : Magnoliidae
Super Order : Myrtanae
Order : Capparales
APG-IV (2016)
APG-IV (2016)
Clade : Angiosperms
Clade : Eudicots
Clade : Core Eudicots
Clade : Superrosids
Clade : Rosids
Clade : Malvids
Order : Malvales
Shipunov (2020)
Shipunov (2020)
Class : Angiospermae
Subclass : Rosidae
Super Order : Malvanae
Order : Brassicales
Suborder : Salvadorineae
(Included in Moringaceae)
Genera & Species in Pantnagar
Genera & Species in Pantnagar
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***Cultivated Flora***
***Cultivated Flora***
Carica papaya L. (Female plant)
Vernacular name: Papaya (English); Papita, Arand-kharbuza (Hindi)
Nativity: South Mexico to Venezuela (POWO, 2019)
Common Characteristics: Evergreen small tree. Trunk unbranched, having leaf scars Leaves clustered at top of trunk, palmately lobed. Fruit ovoid, berry.
Flowering period: Throughout the year
Propagation Methods: Multiplied by seeds (Dave’s Garden)
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