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Caricaceae
Sign in to saveThe Caricaceae are a family of flowering plants in the order Brassicales, found primarily in tropical regions of Central and South America and Africa. They are usually short-lived evergreen pachycaul shrubs or small to medium-sized trees growing to 5–10 m tall. One species, Vasconcellea horovitziana is a liana and the three species of the genus Jarilla are herbs. Some species, such as the papaya, bear edible fruit and produce papain.
The Caricaceae are a family of tropical flowering plants native mainly to Central and South America and Africa, best known for including the papaya and other species that produce edible fruits and useful compounds like papain. Most members of this family are short-lived evergreen shrubs or small trees, though the group also includes some vines and herbs.
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Species
Caricaceae
FAMILY
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderBrassicales
- FamilyCaricaceae
General: , the Caricaceae is currently placed within order Brassicales alongside Appearance: Key to genera of Neotropical Caricaceae 1. Herbaceous
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 139
- With media
- 28
- Family
- Caricaceae
- Collections
- INECOL, IGL-UNAM, JBB, UEFS, MO, UFPB
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Brasil, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela, United States, Argentina, Panama
Research
1,369 papers- Therapeutic application of Carica papaya leaf extract in the management of human diseases.ReviewDaru : journal of Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences · 2020Singh SP, Kumar S, Mathan SV et al.DOI: 10.1007/s40199-020-00348-7
- Isolation and characterization of plant-derived exosome-like nanoparticles from Carica papaya L. fruit and their potential as anti-inflammatory agent.PloS one · 2024Iriawati I, Vitasasti S, Rahmadian FNA et al.DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0304335
- Biosynthesis of TiO(2) nanoparticles by Caricaceae (Papaya) shell extracts for antifungal application.Scientific reports · 2022Saka A, Shifera Y, Jule LT et al.DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-19440-w
- Pichia cecembensis sp. nov. isolated from a papaya fruit (Carica papaya L., Caricaceae).FEMS yeast research · 2007Bhadra B, Sreenivas Rao R, Naveen Kumar N et al.DOI: 10.1111/j.1567-1364.2007.00215.x
- Immobilization of papain: A review.ReviewInternational journal of biological macromolecules · 2021Tacias-Pascacio VG, Morellon-Sterling R, Castañeda-Valbuena D et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.08.016
- Phylogenetic analysis of the highland papayas ( Vasconcellea) and allied genera (Caricaceae) using PCR-RFLP.TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik · 2004Van Droogenbroeck B, Kyndt T, Maertens I et al.DOI: 10.1007/s00122-003-1575-7
- Bioactivity of Carica papaya (Caricaceae) against Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae).Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2011Pérez-Gutiérrez S, Zavala-Sánchez MA, González-Chávez MM et al.DOI: 10.3390/molecules16097502
- An integrative approach reveals five new species of highland papayas (Caricaceae, Vasconcellea) from northern Peru.PloS one · 2020Tineo D, Bustamante DE, Calderon MS et al.DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0242469
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The Caricaceae are a family of flowering plants in the order Brassicales, found primarily in tropical regions of Central and South America and Africa. They are usually short-lived evergreen pachycaul shrubs or small to medium-sized trees growing to 5–10 m tall. One species, Vasconcellea horovitziana is a liana and the three species of the genus Jarilla are herbs. Some species, such as the papaya, bear edible fruit and produce papain.
Based on molecular analyses, this family has been proposed to have originated in Africa in the early Cenozoic era, ~66 million years ago (mya). The dispersal from Africa to Central America occurred ~35 mya, possibly via ocean currents from the Congo delta. From Central America, the family reached South America 19-27 mya.
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