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Difino
| • | About 20-25 species, including:Carica candicans - Peruvian PapayaCarica cauliflora'Carica cestriflora - Papaya de Terra FriaCarica chrysophylla'Carica citriformis'Carica microcarpa'Carica monoica'Carica papaya - PapayaCarica parviflora'Carica peltata - Papaya de MicoCarica pentagona - BabacoCarica posopora'Carica pubescens - Mountain PapayaCarica quercifolia - Oak-leaved PapayaCarica stipulata
Carica' is a genus of about 20-25 species of evergreen shrubs or trees usually unbranched or sparsely branched pachycaul trees and shrubs, native to tropical Central and South America. Grows best in full sun to light shade. Soil should have excellent drainage and be rich with plenty of humus or compost. These tropicals like warmth and the more the better but should be kept on the dry side in the cool, cold winter months (treat them like cacti). You will need a female and a male plant to produce fruit, although sometime both sexes are present on the same plant.
The fruit of all the species is edible, and many are cultivated at least in their respective native ranges. Commercially important species more widely cultivated include papaya (Carica papaya) and babaco (Carica pentagona'').Fruit taste better when allowed to ripen in the heat of the summer months, especially when temperatures are in the high 80°s or better. Carica likes lots of water and fertilizer in warm weather. It can be grown in a heated greenhouse up north. Plant them in large tubs or containers, keep warm in the winter, and move them outside during the summer months to give them some fresh air. Minimum low temperature about 28°F or slightly lower with day time temperatures above freezing and remember papaya do not like frost.
The genus is named after the ancient province of Caria in Asia Minor, due to a misunderstanding on the part of Carolus Linnaeus as to where the plants originated.
There are many Carica papaya cultivars and a few species worth mentioning, Dr. Moi of the San Antonio Botanical Gardens, has developed one such cultivar (hybrid) that will produce ripe fruit within a San
Source: [wikipedia: carica]
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