Describe a papaya tree

Describe a papaya tree

Botany and Classification :- Papaya is a quick growing herbaceous perennial single stemmed unbranched plant. 

Taxonomic classification -

Kingdom -           Plantae

Subkingdom -     Tracheobionta

Division -            Magnoliophyta

Class -                 Magnoliopsida

Subclass -            Dilleniidae

Order -                Violales

Family -              Caricaceae

Genus -               Carica L.

Species -            Carica papaya L.

          C. candamaronsis - It is the mountain papaya amd is a small tree with cordate palmately 5 - lobed leaves and small yellow 5-angled fruit about 3 to 4 inch in length.

          C. gracilis - It is a small slender and ornamental species. It has compound leave of 5 digital each leaflet having way indentations, the middle leaflet being 3 lobed.

          C. erythrocarpa - This is a small tree. The fruit has thin red flesh.

          C. papaya - This is a small tree. evergreen with a hollow soft wood and generally unbranched. This plants are used for medicinal purpose.

Nutrient Value of Papaya

Nutrient

Value

Unit

Moisture

89.6

%

Protein

0.5

%

Fat

0.1

%

Carbohydrate

9.5

%

Calcium

0.01

%

Phosphorus

0.01

%

Iron

0.4

%

Vitamin A

2020

Iu/100gm

Vitamin B2

0.04

mg/100gm

Vitamin C

40

mg/100gm

Nicotinic Acid

0.2

mg/100gm

Ribolflavin

250

mg/100gm

Calorific Value

40

mg/100gm

Origin and distribution -

The papaya is an important fruit of tropical and sub tropical regions of world. It is native of tropical America and was introduced to india in the 16 th century.  It is now grown in all the tropical and sub tropical countries.

       In India it is now widely grown in almost all the states with tropical and subtropical climates.




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