Caricaceae

Taxobox
name = Caricaceae

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image_caption = "Carica papaya"
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
unranked_ordo = Rosids
ordo = Brassicales
familia = Caricaceae
familia_authority = Dumort., "nom. cons".
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision = See text

Caricaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Brassicales, native to tropical regions of Central and South America and Africa. They are short-lived evergreen pachycaul shrubs or small trees growing to 5-10 m tall; many bear edible fruit.

The family comprises five genera and about species:
*"Carica" – one species "Carica papaya" (Papaya), Americas
*"Cylicomorpha" – two species, Africa
*"Jacaratia" – five species, Americas
*"Jarilla" – three species, Americas
*"Vasconcellea" – 20 species, Americas

References

* [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/gnlist.pl?216 Germplasm Resources Information Network: Caricaceae]
* [http://users.ugent.be/~tdirckx/Cylicomorpha%20species.htm Ghent University: "Cylicomorpha" checklist]