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Carica Papaya
The papaya is a herbaceous plant with a soft stem which may grow as tall as 8 meters. It normally flowers in 9-12 months producing either male, female, or hermaphrodite flowers. Ripe papayas are eaten as fruit while green ones are cooked as vegetable.
Tropics and sub tropics.
Took this picture from our backyard.