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Showing posts with label Papaya. Show all posts
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Monday, March 10, 2008

Papaya

Papaya ( Carica papaya ) or pawpaw tree, is a plant from the family of melon tree plants (Caricaceae). This tropical fruit crop is said to come from Mexico.
fruits Papaya
It is a berry tasty, generous complex flavors, ovoid or rounded, 21-31 cm long, edible pulp, which weigh about one kilogram (sometimes up to 5 kg ) and containing numerous seeds black surrounded by a mucilage. At maturity, papayas are yellowish green, with a juicy, orange-yellow.