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The common name of this species is variously spelled pawpaw, paw paw, paw-paw, and papaw. It probably derives from the Spanish papaya, an American tropical and subtropical fruit (Carica papaya) sometimes also called "papaw", [17] perhaps because of the superficial similarity of their fruits and the fact that both have very large leaves.
Papaya Plant and fruit, from Koehler's Medicinal-Plants (1887) Conservation status Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Tracheophytes Clade: Angiosperms Clade: Eudicots Clade: Rosids Order: Brassicales Family: Caricaceae Genus: Carica Species: C. papaya Binomial name Carica papaya L. The papaya, papaw, is the plant species Carica papaya, one of the 21 ...
Carpaine in papaya leaves extract is the major active compounds that contributes to the anti-thrombocytopenic activity (raising the platelet counts in patient's blood). For example, a treatment used for a 45-year-old male patient in Pakistan diagonosed with dengue fever involved administering 25mL of the extracted Carpaine twice daily for five ...
Tomatoes, watermelon, guavas, papaya, and other fruits are all great sources of lycopene — an important plant-based nutrient with antioxidant properties. Lycopene is also associated with ...
The mountain papaya (Vasconcellea pubescens) also known as mountain pawpaw, papayuelo, chamburo, or simply "papaya" is a species of the genus Vasconcellea, native to the Andes of northwestern South America from Colombia south to central Chile, typically growing at altitudes of 1,500–3,000 metres (4,900–9,800 ft).
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Pawpaw leaves and twigs are seldom consumed by rabbits or deer. [26] The leaves, twigs, and bark of the common pawpaw tree contain natural insecticides known as acetogenins. [27] Larvae of the zebra swallowtail butterfly feed exclusively on young leaves of the various pawpaw species, but never occur in great numbers on the plants. [28]
Paw Paw, Paw paw, or pawpaw may refer to: Plants and fruits. Asimina, a genus of trees and shrubs native to eastern North America, commonly known as pawpaws