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Papaya

Carica papaya

Description:

The papaya, papaw, or pawpaw is the fruit of the plant Carica papaya, the sole species in the genus Carica of the plant family Caricaceae. It is native to the tropics of the Americas, perhaps from southern Mexico and neighboring Central America.

Habitat:

land habitat

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3 Comments

'NoelOrtega
'NoelOrtega 11 years ago

this papayas were actually harvest from Dole Philippines, a giant plantation of pineapples in South Cotabato. this photo was taken when we visited the place last April

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 11 years ago

It brings back the time we were in Hawaii and there was a supply that we could eat all we wanted. I had it 3 times a day.

Seema
Seema 11 years ago

looks yummy...

'NoelOrtega
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'NoelOrtega

Cavite, Philippines

Spotted on Oct 28, 2012
Submitted on Oct 28, 2012

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