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Caricaceae

Papaya

Carica papaya L.

Family
Caricaceae
Genus
Carica

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Papaya (Carica papaya)
FlowerPhoto: Don Loarie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (160)
Afrikaans
Papaja
Akan
Borfere
Amharic
ፓፓያ, ፓፓዬ
Arabic
ببايا, البابايا, باباظ, باباي, بباز, عنبة هندي
Armenian
Պապայա
arz
بابايا
Assamese
অমিতা, CAPA23, Green papaya, Malagor, Mamao, Papaya, Papayas, Papya
Asturian
Papayal, Papayu
azb
قووون آغاجی
Azerbaijani
Qovunağacı
ba
Папайя
Bambara
Manje
ban
Gedang
Bangla
পেঁপে, পেপে
Basque
Papaia, Papaiondo
bbc
Botik
bdr
Kepayas
Belarusian
Дыннае дрэва, Папая, Папайя
Bhojpuri
पपीता
bi
Pawpaw
bik
Tapayas
bjn
Kostéla, Kustila
bo
སེ་ཡབ།
Bosnian
Papaja
Bulgarian
Папая
Burmese
သင်္ဘောပင်
Cantonese
木瓜
Catalan
Papaier, Papaia
cdo
Mŭk-guă
Cebuano
Papaya
ch
Papaya
Chinese
木瓜, 番木瓜, 万寿果, 树冬瓜, 满山抛, 番木瓜叶, 番瓜, 萬壽果
Croatian
Papaja
Czech
Papája melounová, Papaya, Papája obecná
dag
Gɔndili, Gonda tia
Danish
Melontræ
dtp
Tapayas
dty
मेवा
Dutch
Papaja, Bospapaja, Meloenboom, Papaya
English
Papaya, Papaw, Paw paw, Pawpaw
Esperanto
Papajo, Papajfrukto
Estonian
Harilik papaia
Filipino
Papaya, Lechosa, Lechoza, Pawpaw
Finnish
Tarhapapaija, Papaija
fj
Weleti
French
Papayer
frr
Papaya
Galician
Papaio, Papaia
Ganda
Eppaapaali
Georgian
Ნესვის ხე, Პაპაია
German
Papaya, Baummelone, Melonenbaum, Papayabaum
gor
Bunga Pepaya
Greek
Παπάγια
Guarani
Mamóne
Gujarati
પપૈયાં
Haitian Creole
Papay
hak
Muk-kôa
Hausa
Gwanda
Hawaiian
Papaya
Hebrew
פפאיה, פאפאיה, פאפיה, פפיה
Hindi
पपीता
hsb
Wšědny papajowc
Hungarian
Papaja, Dinnyefa, Papaya, Papája
iba
Rungan
Icelandic
Sólaldin
Indonesian
Pepaya, Betik, Karika, Kates, Papaya
io
Papayo
Italian
Papaia, Papaya
Japanese
パパイア, パパイヤ, パパヤ, ポー・ポー, 蕃瓜樹
Javanese
Katès, Godhong katès, Kamplong, Kates
jbo
Rutrpaupau
kaj
A̱ka̱mbvut
Kannada
ಪಪ್ಪಾಯಿ
Kazakh
Папайя
kbp
Sompoɖe
kcg
A̱ka̱mbut, Ka̱mbut
kg
Dilolo
kge
Punti kayu
Khmer
ល្ហុង
ki
Mũbabaĩ
Kinyarwanda
Ipapaya, Ipapayi
koi
Папайя
Konkani
पोपाय
Korean
파파야
kv
Папайя
Kyrgyz
Папайя
lah
پپیتا
Lao
ໝາກຫຸ່ງ
Latin
Papaya
Latvian
Papaija, Papaijas, Papaja, Papaya
lbe
Папайя
Lingala
Payipayi
Lithuanian
Papajinis melionmedis, Papaja, Papajai, Papajos, Tikroji papaja
Macedonian
Папаја
mad
Katès
Maithili
अरनेबा
Malagasy
Papay, Vodimapaza
Malay
Betik, Pokok Betik
Malayalam
പപ്പായ, ഓമ, ഓമക്ക, ഓമക്കായ, ഓമയ്ക്ക, ഓമരം, കപ്പക്കാ, കപ്പളങ്ങ
map
Katès
Marathi
पपई, कॅरिका पपया
min
Kaliki, Batiak, Botiak, Botik, Kalikih
mrj
Папайя
mwl
Mamoño
nah
Ochonetli
nan
Bo̍k-koe
Nepali
मेवा
nia
Bala
Norwegian Bokmål
Papaya
Norwegian Nynorsk
Papaya
nv
Hashkʼaan dootłʼizhí, Babáayah
Occitan
Papaia
Odia
ଅମୃତଭଣ୍ଡା
os
Папайя
pam
Kapaya
Persian
پاپایا, پاپایه
Polish
Melonowiec właściwy, Papaja
Portuguese
Mamão, Mamoeiro, Papaia, Ababaia, Bepaia, Papaeira, Papaieira, Pino-guaçu
Punjabi
ਪਪੀਤਾ
Quechua
Papaya
Romanian
Papaya
Russian
Папайя, Дынное дерево, Папайа
Sanskrit
मधुकर्कटीफलम्, मधुकर्कटी
sat
ᱚᱢᱨᱤᱛ ᱡᱚ
scn
Papaya
sco
Papaya
Serbian
Папаја, Malagor, Mamao, Zelena papaja
Serbian (Latin)
Papaja
sg
Päpâyë
shn
တူၼ်ႈမၢၵ်ႇသၢင်းၽေႃး, တူၼ်ႈမၢၵ်ႇၶူင်ႈ, မၢၵ်ႇသၢင်းၽေႃး, မၢၵ်ႇၶူင်ႈ
Sindhi
پپيتو
Sinhala
ගස්ලබු
Slovak
Papája melónová, Melónový strom, Papája obyčajná
Slovenian
Papaja
Somali
Babaay
Spanish
Ababaya, Arbol de melon, Arbol de melón, Cárica papaia, Fruta bomba, Lechoza, Mamao, Mamão
sty
Kavēn agacē
Sundanese
Gedang
Swahili
Mpapai
Swedish
Papaya, Papaja
syl
ꠇꠄꠚꠟ
szy
Tatangila
Tamil
பப்பாளி, பறங்கிப்பழம்
Tatar
Папайя
tcy
ಬಪ್ಪಂಗಾಯಿ
Telugu
బొప్పాయి, మదన ఆనపకాయ
Thai
มะละกอ, ลอกอ
Tongan
Lesi, Coronopus didymus
Tsonga
Mpopowa
Turkish
Papaya, Kavun ağacı, Kavunağacı
udm
Папайя
Ukrainian
Папая, Папайя
Urdu
پپیتا
Uyghur
كۇلى بېھىسى
Vietnamese
Đu đủ
Wolof
Pàppaaya
wuu
木瓜
xmf
Შინკაშ ჯა
Yoruba
Èso ìbẹ́pẹ
Zulu
INhlwanyene

Synonyms

  • Carica citriformis J.Jacq. ex Spreng.
  • Carica citriformis Jacq.
  • Carica citriformis Hook.f.
  • Carica cubensis Solms
  • Carica hermaphrodita Blanco
  • Carica jamaicensis Urb.
  • Carica jimenezii Bertoni
  • Carica mamaya Vell.
  • Carica papaya f. correae Solms
  • Carica papaya f. ernstii Solms
  • Carica papaya f. mamaya (Vell.) Stellfeld
  • Carica papaya f. portoricensis (Urb.) Solms
  • Carica papaya var. bady Aké Assi
  • Carica papaya var. jimenezii Bertoni
  • Carica peltata Hook. & Arn.
  • Carica pinnatifida Heilborn
  • Carica portoricensis Urb.
  • Carica posoposa L.
  • Carica pyriformis Willd.
  • Carica rochefortii Solms
  • Carica sativa Tussac
  • Papaya carica Gaertn.
  • Papaya cimarrona Sint. ex Kuntze
  • Papaya citriformis (J.Jacq. ex Spreng.) A.DC.
  • Papaya communis Noronha
  • Papaya cubensis (Solms) Kuntze
  • Papaya cucumerina Noronha
  • Papaya edulis Bojer
  • Papaya edulis var. macrocarpa Bojer
  • Papaya edulis var. pyriformis Bojer
  • Papaya hermaphrodita Blanco
  • Papaya papaya (L.) H.Karst.
  • Papaya peltata (Hook. & Arn.) Kuntze
  • Papaya posoposa (L.) DC.
  • Papaya pyriformis (Willd.) Baill.
  • Papaya rochefortii (Solms) Kuntze
  • Papaya sativa Tuss.
  • Papaya vulgaris DC.
  • Vasconcellea peltata (Hook. & Arn.) A.DC.

Flowers

In flower
all year (from 436 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour
white (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub, Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.