Carica papaya L.

  • Filed As

    Caricaceae
    Carica papaya L.

  • Collector(s)

    Relio Lengsi 152 with Primo Emos Eperiam, 06 Sep 2006

  • Location

    Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Nett (Mun.).

  • Habitat

    Found in agroforest outside of houses.

  • Description

    Papaya tree 10 ft tall, leaves green, fruit round and green when young and turn orange-yellow when ripe.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 05104125

    Occurrence ID: 6ec6e88d-9a92-43b3-a4ab-8140a13d8004

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Brassicales

  • Family

    Caricaceae

  • All Determinations

    Carica papaya L.

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Federated States of Micronesia

  • State/Province

    Pohnpei

  • County/Municipio

    Nett (Mun.)

  • Elevation

    Alt. 50 m. (164 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    6.9394, 158.224

  • Distribution

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL. GARDEN
The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
Ethnobotanical Studies in Micronesia
Caricaceae
Carica papaya L.
Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Nett (Mun.).
6°56f22*N, 158°13'28"E
50 m.
Found in agroforest outside of houses.
Papaya tree 10 ft tall, leaves green, fruit round and
green when young and turn orange-yellow when ripe.
N.V, Memiap [Pohnpeian]
bark	For	leprosy.	Scrape	skin	of	the	bark	off
and apply to the skin disease. Twice a day
05104125	...	,	A
until it is healed.
Participant: Mr. Kalisdus Mallarmé. Male.
06 Sep 2006
BOTANICAL >	_	.. _	,	_	.	„
Relio Lengsi, Pnmo Emos Epenam 152
V. Kann Rasmussen Foundation
NYdb
05104125