Family Code: CARICA Genus Code: CARIC Genus CN: papaya Genus Authority: L. Genus Summary: A monotypic genus, a tree, of the Neotropics. Carica has sometimes been circumscribed more broadly, to include Vasconcellea, with about 20 species. Genus References: Holmes in FNA (2010). Last Updated: 2019-11-29 Publish: 1