Caricaceae
Sign in to saveThe Caricaceae are a family of flowering plants in the order Brassicales, found primarily in tropical regions of Central and South America and Africa. They are usually short-lived evergreen pachycaul shrubs or small to medium-sized trees growing to 5–10 m tall. One species, Vasconcellea horovitziana is a liana and the three species of the genus Jarilla are herbs. Some species, such as the papaya, bear edible fruit and produce papain.
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The Caricaceae are a family of tropical flowering plants native mainly to Central and South America and Africa, best known for including the papaya and other species that produce edible fruits and useful compounds like papain. Most members of this family are short-lived evergreen shrubs or small trees, though the group also includes some vines and herbs.
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FAMILY
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderBrassicales
- FamilyCaricaceae
General: , the Caricaceae is currently placed within order Brassicales alongside Appearance: Key to genera of Neotropical Caricaceae 1. Herbaceous
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Research
1,369 papers- Therapeutic application of Carica papaya leaf extract in the management of human diseases.Daru : journal of Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences · 2020
- Isolation and characterization of plant-derived exosome-like nanoparticles from Carica papaya L. fruit and their potential as anti-inflammatory agent.PloS one · 2024
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The Caricaceae are a family of flowering plants in the order Brassicales, found primarily in tropical regions of Central and South America and Africa. They are usually short-lived evergreen pachycaul shrubs or small to medium-sized trees growing to 5–10 m tall. One species, Vasconcellea horovitziana is a liana and the three species of the genus Jarilla are herbs. Some species, such as the papaya, bear edible fruit and produce papain.
Based on molecular analyses, this family has been proposed to have originated in Africa in the early Cenozoic era, ~66 million years ago (mya). The dispersal from Africa to Central America occurred ~35 mya, possibly via ocean currents from the Congo delta. From Central America, the family reached South America 19-27 mya.