Naturalised
Dioecious . Small , herbaceous or soft-wooded tree ; up to 3 m with an unbranched trunk , covered with scars of fallen leaves ; all parts contain latex . Stems usually with a single stem ; sparsely branched . Leaves large , 50–70 cm in diam . , deeply palmately lobed which are lobed again , glabrous , petiolate . Inflorescences borne in the leaf axils . Flowers fragrant (sweet-scented) ; female flowers corolla yellow ; ovary 2–3 cm long ; male flowers in hanging panicles , 5-lobed ; corolla with spreading lobes , creamy white or yellow . Fruit berry , large , subglobose or pyriform , yellow or green when ripe with an orange flesh . Seeds black , numerous , smooth , glossy . (Ref . Flora of Oman ; vol . 1) .
No Data
Data Deficient (DD) - Global Assessment
Frequent
الوصف غير متاح حاليًا
Papaya papaya (L.) H.Karst.
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Papaya
Pawpaw
Papaw
Melon Tree
Not used traditionally.
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