Caricaceae

Jacaratia digitata (Poepp. & Endl.) Solms

Family: Caricaceae
Genus: Jacaratia

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Jacaratia digitata: Native to the western Amazon Basin. Known as Papaya de Selva or Papaya del Monte. Photo from Amacayacu Park, Colombian Amazon. — Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Synonyms

Carica digitata Poepp. & Endl.
Jacaratia boliviana Rusby
Jacaratia spinosa var. digitata (Poepp. & Endl.) A.DC.
Papaya digitata Baill.

Photos

Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.