Freshly cut Papaya against black background. The papaya, papaw, or pawpaw is the plant Carica papaya, one of the 22 accepted species in the genus Carica of the family Caricaceae. It was first domesticated in Mesoamerica, within modern-day southern Mexico and Central America. In 2020, India produced 43% of the world supply of papayas.

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Location: The Tropics
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Keywords: 148, 60mb8bit, black, brassicales, carica, caricaceae, cutaway, exotic, fruit, horizontal, jamie, jds, macro, marshall, misc22_jds, orange, papaw, papaya, pawpaw, seeds, tribaleye, tropical