Caricaceae
E1043400
Caricaceae is a family of flowering plants best known for including the papaya and several other tropical tree and shrub species.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| bestKnownFor | including papaya ⓘ |
| class | Magnoliopsida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonName | papaya family ⓘ |
| contains |
Carica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carica papaya NERFINISHED ⓘ Cylicomorpha NERFINISHED ⓘ Horovitzia NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacaratia NERFINISHED ⓘ Jarilla ⓘ Vasconcellea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsEnzyme | papain ⓘ |
| describedIn | 19th century botanical literature ⓘ |
| distribution | tropical regions ⓘ |
| division | Magnoliophyta ⓘ |
| economicUse |
fruit production
ⓘ
latex production ⓘ traditional medicine ⓘ |
| flowerType | angiosperms ⓘ |
| fruitType | berry-like ⓘ |
| growthForm |
shrubs
ⓘ
trees ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
large palmately lobed leaves in many species
ⓘ
milky latex in tissues ⓘ soft-wooded trunks ⓘ |
| higherClassification |
core eudicots
ⓘ
rosids NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesCrop | papaya ⓘ |
| isA | family of flowering plants ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafPersistence | evergreen ⓘ |
| leafType | simple leaves ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Africa
ⓘ
Central America ⓘ Neotropics NERFINISHED ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| order | Brassicales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination | insects ⓘ |
| reproductiveBiology | mostly dioecious ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Carica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
food
ⓘ
meat tenderizing (via papain) ⓘ pharmaceutical preparations ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.