Papaya

Papaya (Thorin) Koehne): Rosaceae papaya, shrubs or small trees, up to 5-10 m, leaf blade elliptic oval or elliptic oblong, thinly obovate, 5-8 cm long, 5.5 cm, petiole 5-10 mm long, slightly pilose, glandular; fruit long oval, 10-15 cm long, dark yellow, woody, taste fragrant, short stems. Flowering in April, fruit from September to October.

Shandong, Henan, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Guangxi.

Habit of cultivation for viewing, fruit taste astringent, boiled or dipped in sugar for food, medicine has hangover, to sputum, Shun Qi, Zhili effect. Peel dry still smooth, not shrink, it is known as light papaya. Wood can be used as a hard bed. For the popular fruit, also often referred to as "papaya".