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Carica papaya

Carica papaya L.

Also indexed aspapayapapawpawpawpaw pawAdibatiAɖibaBobaiBofere
FamilyCaricaceae
GenusCarica
Use categories10
Linked notes0
Poison use is recorded for this taxon.This is a classification flag, not a dosage guide. Do not infer safe use from any documented-use label.

Botanical identity

This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.

KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderBrassicales
FamilyCaricaceae
GenusCarica
Scientific name with authorshipCarica papaya L.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Carica citriformis J.Jacq. ex Spreng.Carica citriformis Jacq.Carica cubensis SolmsCarica hermaphrodita BlancoCarica jamaicensis Urb.Carica jimenezii (Bertoni) BertoniCarica mamaya Vell.Carica papaya f. correae SolmsCarica papaya f. ernstii SolmsCarica papaya f. eupapaya SolmsCarica papaya f. mamaya (Vell.) StellfeldCarica papaya f. portoricensis (Urb.) SolmsCarica papaya var. bady Aké AssiCarica papaya var. bady AkéAssiCarica papaya var. jimenezii BertoniCarica peltata Hook. & Arn.Carica pinnatifida Heilb.Carica portoricensis (Solms) Urb.Carica posopora L.Carica posoposa L.Carica pyriformis Willd.Carica rochefortii SolmsCarica sativa TussacPapaya carica Gaertn.Papaya cimarrona Sint.Papaya cimarrona Sint. ex KuntzePapaya citriformis (J.Jacq. ex Spreng.) A.DC.Papaya communis NoronhaPapaya cubensis (Solms) KuntzePapaya cucumerina NoronhaPapaya edulis BojerPapaya edulis var. macrocarpa BojerPapaya edulis var. pyriformis BojerPapaya hermaphrodita BlancoPapaya papaya (L.) H.Karst.Papaya peltata (Hook. & Arn.) KuntzePapaya posopora (L.) DC.Papaya pyriformis (Willd.) Baill.Papaya rochefortii (Solms) KuntzePapaya sativa TussacPapaya vulgaris DC.Vasconcellea peltata (Hook. & Arn.) A.DC.

Documented use categories

Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Gene source
Invertebrate food
Material
Poison reported
Social use
Crop wild relative

These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.

How to interpret this record

Evidence boundary

A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.

Safety boundary

Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.

Dataset record and provenance

DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier30011248-2
Use codesAF EU GS HF IF MA ME PO SU
Crop wild relativeYes

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East AsiaPlant Resources for Tropical AfricaUseful Plant ProjectUseful Plants of West Tropical AfricaMalaria and Fever in Latin America

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Educational index, not a treatment recommendation

The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.

Ethnobotanical layer

Traditional-use records for Carica papaya.

Historical associations preserved from the USDA Dr. Duke dataset. These records are not treatment recommendations.