Caricaceae

Jacaratia mexicana A.DC.

Family: Caricaceae
Genus: Jacaratia

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Jacaratia mexicana: Jacaratia mexicana, Pileus mexicanus o Caguayote. — Photo: JoseAM.92, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 瓜果又瓞, 墨西哥异木瓜
Spanish: Cuaguayote

Synonyms

Carica heptaphylla Sessé & Moc.
Carica mexicana (A.DC.) L.O.Williams
Jacaratia conica Kerber
Leucopremna mexicana (A.DC.) Standl.
Pileus heptaphyllus Ramirez
Pileus mexicanus (A.DC.) I.M.Johnst.
Pileus pentaphyllus Becerra

Photos

Photo: JoseAM.92, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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). About our plant data.