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Caricaceae
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. The family comprises six genera and about 34-35 species: *''Carica'' – one species, ''Carica papaya'' (papaya), Americas *''Cylicomorpha'' – two species, Africa *''Horovitzia'' – one species, Mexico *''Jacaratia'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caricaceae
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. The family comprises six genera and about 34-35 species: *''Carica'' – one species, ''Carica papaya'' (papaya), Americas *''Cylicomorpha'' – two species, Africa *''Horovitzia'' – one species, Mexico *''Jacaratia'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasconcellea
''Vasconcellea'' is a genus with 20 or 26 species of flowering plants in the family Caricaceae. Most were formerly treated in the genus ''Carica'', but have been split out on genetic evidence. The genus name has also been spelled "''Vasconcella''". They are evergreen pachycaul shrubs or small trees growing to 5 m tall, native to tropical South America. Many have edible fruit similar to papaya, and some are widely cultivated in South America. ;Species: *''Vasconcellea badilloi'' *'' Vasconcellea candicans'' *'' Vasconcellea carvalhoae'' *''Vasconcellea cauliflora'' *'' Vasconcellea chachapoyensis'' *''Vasconcellea chilensis'' *''Vasconcellea crassipetala'' *'' Vasconcellea glandulosa'' *'' Vasconcellea goudotiana'' *''Vasconcellea horovitziana'' *''Vasconcellea longiflora'' *''Vasconcellea microcarpa'' *''Vasconcellea monoica'' *''Vasconcellea omnilingua'' *''Vasconcellea palandensis'' *''Vasconcellea parviflora'' *''Vasconcellea pentalobis'' *''Vasconcellea peruviensis'' *''Vasco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cylicomorpha
''Cylicomorpha'' is a plant genus consisting of two species that are native to the African tropics. They are the only African representatives of the Caricaceae, and are consequently related to the papaya. Habit and appearance They have the habit of bottle trees, and their soft, dilated trunks are armed with short conical spines. The leaves are digitately lobed. They are strictly dioecious, and like all Caricaceae, produce abundant milky sap when damaged. The inflorescences are axillary. The male panicles hold many flowers, while the female flowers are solitary or borne in small numbers on short racemes. Species Range and occurrence They occur as tall-growing, pioneer plants in moist submontane habitats, where they are local but gregarious. The western species, ''C. solmsii'' is locally threatened by clearance for agriculture and wood, and may be extinct at Mount Cameroon and at Barombi, Kumba Kumba is a metropolitan city in the Meme department, Southwest Region, Wester ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carica
''Carica'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caricaceae including the papaya (''C. papaya'' syn. ''C. peltata'', ''C. posoposa''), a widely cultivated fruit tree native to the American tropics. The genus was formerly treated as including about 20-25 species of short-lived evergreen pachycaul shrubs or small trees growing to 5–10 m tall, native to tropical Central and South America, but recent genetic evidence has resulted in all of these species other than ''C. papaya'' being reclassified into three other genera. Taxonomy The genus name comes from the botanical name of the fig, ''Ficus carica'', because of the species' leaves or fruits resemble that of it. The ''carica'' epithet comes from Caria in southwest Anatolia (Asia Minor), Turkey, where the fig was mistakenly thought to have come from. Species According to World Flora Online, the genus ''Carica'' lists 21 species. Most of the other species have since been transferred to the genus '' Vasconcellea'', with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carica Papaya
The papaya (, ), papaw, () or pawpaw () is the plant species ''Carica papaya'', one of the 21 accepted species in the genus ''Carica'' of the family Caricaceae. It was first domesticated in Mesoamerica, within modern-day southern Mexico and Central America. In 2020, India produced 43% of the world supply of papayas. Etymology The word ''papaya'' comes from Arawak via Spanish, this is also where ''papaw'' and ''pawpaw'' come from. Description The papaya is a small, sparsely branched tree, usually with a single stem growing from tall, with spirally arranged leaves confined to the top of the trunk. The lower trunk is conspicuously scarred where leaves and fruit were borne. The leaves are large, in diameter, deeply palmately lobed, with seven lobes. All parts of the plant contain latex in articulated laticifers. Flowers Papayas are dioecious. The flowers are five-parted and highly dimorphic; the male flowers have the stamens fused to the petals. The female flowers have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarilla (genus)
''Jarilla'' is a genus in the family Caricaceae of Brassicales. Species The genus ''Jarilla'' has four plant species native to Mexico, Guatemala and El Salvador. *'' Jarilla caudata''- Mexico (Baja California Sur, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Michoacan, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa) *'' Jarilla chocola''- Mexico (Chiapas, Chihuahua, Colima, Jalisco, Michoacan, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Sinaloa, Sonora), Guatemala, El Salvador *'' Jarilla heterophylla''- Mexico (Colima, Ciudad de Mexico, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacan, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosi, Zacatecas) *'' Jarilla nana''- Mexico (Ciudad de Mexico, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacan, Nayarit, Queretaro, Zacatecas , image_map = Zacatecas in Mexico (location map scheme).svg , map_caption = State of Zacatecas within Mexico , coordinates = , coor_pinpoint = , coordinates_footnotes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacaratia
''Jacaratia'' is a genus of shrubs or trees in the family Caricaceae. They are native to South and Central America Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas. Its boundaries are defined as bordering the United States to the north, Colombia to the south, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. .... Some species of the genus are edible to humans and served in restaurants as a delicacy. Species The following species are recognized: * '' Jacaratia chocoensis'' A.H.Gentry & Forero * '' Jacaratia corumbensis'' Kuntze * '' Jacaratia digitata'' (Poepp. & Endl.) Solms * '' Jacaratia dolichaula'' (Donn.Sm.) Woodson * '' Jacaratia heptaphylla'' (Vell.) A.DC. * '' Jacaratia mexicana'' A.DC. * '' Jacaratia spinosa'' (Aubl.) A.DC. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q2213584 Caricaceae Brassicales genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horovitzia
''Horovitzia cnidoscoloides'' is a plant species in the family Caricaceae, endemic to the cloud forest of Sierra de Juarez in Oaxaca Oaxaca ( , also , , from nci, Huāxyacac ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca), is one of the 32 states that compose the Federative Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 570 municipaliti ..., Mexico at elevations of 800 to 1600 meters. It is the only species in the genus ''Horovitzia''. The type specimen was collected in Ixtlán de Juárez, Oaxaca in 9 March 1986 Description Small evergreen dioecious tree 0.5–4 meters tall, with subcapitate stigma, and stinging hairs covering the entire plant. Male flowers have a 3-10 cm long peduncle. Fruits are 6-15 cm long, green when mature, pendulous, ellipsoid with strong ridges. The plant has a chromosome count of 2n = 16. References External links * Caricaceae Monotypic Brassicales genera {{Brassicales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Papaya
The papaya (, ), papaw, () or pawpaw () is the plant species ''Carica papaya'', one of the 21 accepted species in the genus '' Carica'' of the family Caricaceae. It was first domesticated in Mesoamerica, within modern-day southern Mexico and Central America. In 2020, India produced 43% of the world supply of papayas. Etymology The word ''papaya'' comes from Arawak via Spanish, this is also where ''papaw'' and ''pawpaw'' come from. Description The papaya is a small, sparsely branched tree, usually with a single stem growing from tall, with spirally arranged leaves confined to the top of the trunk. The lower trunk is conspicuously scarred where leaves and fruit were borne. The leaves are large, in diameter, deeply palmately lobed, with seven lobes. All parts of the plant contain latex in articulated laticifers. Flowers Papayas are dioecious. The flowers are five-parted and highly dimorphic; the male flowers have the stamens fused to the petals. The female flowers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brassicales Families
The Brassicales (or Cruciales) are an order of flowering plants, belonging to the eurosids II group of dicotyledons under the APG II system. One character common to many members of the order is the production of glucosinolate (mustard oil) compounds. Most systems of classification have included this order, although sometimes under the name Capparales (the name chosen depending on which is thought to have priority). The order typically contains the following families: * Akaniaceae – two species of turnipwood trees, native to Asia and eastern Australia * Bataceae – salt-tolerant shrubs from America and Australasia * Brassicaceae – mustard and cabbage family; may include the Cleomaceae * Capparaceae – caper family, sometimes included in Brassicaceae * Caricaceae – papaya family * Cleomaceae * Gyrostemonaceae – several genera of small shrubs and trees endemic to temperate parts of Australia * Koeberliniaceae – one species of thorn bush native to Mexico and the US South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brassicales
The Brassicales (or Cruciales) are an order of flowering plants, belonging to the eurosids II group of dicotyledons under the APG II system. One character common to many members of the order is the production of glucosinolate (mustard oil) compounds. Most systems of classification have included this order, although sometimes under the name Capparales (the name chosen depending on which is thought to have priority). The order typically contains the following families: * Akaniaceae – two species of turnipwood trees, native to Asia and eastern Australia * Bataceae – salt-tolerant shrubs from America and Australasia * Brassicaceae – mustard and cabbage family; may include the Cleomaceae * Capparaceae – caper family, sometimes included in Brassicaceae * Caricaceae – papaya family * Cleomaceae * Gyrostemonaceae – several genera of small shrubs and trees endemic to temperate parts of Australia * Koeberliniaceae – one species of thorn bush native to Mexico and the US S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasconcellea Horovitziana
''Vasconcellea horovitziana'' is a species of plant in the family Caricaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. It was formerly placed in genus ''Carica ''Carica'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caricaceae including the papaya (''C. papaya'' syn. ''C. peltata'', ''C. posoposa''), a widely cultivated fruit tree native to the American tropics. The genus was formerly treated as incl ...''. References horovitziana Endemic flora of Ecuador Endangered plants Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Brassicales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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