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Caricaceae, the Glossary

The Caricaceae are a family of flowering plants in the order Brassicales, found primarily in tropical regions of Central and South America and Africa.^[1]

24 relations: Africa, Barthélemy Charles Joseph Dumortier, Brassicales, Carica, Cenozoic, Central America, Cylicomorpha, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Evergreen, Family (biology), Flowering plant, Fruit, Horovitzia, Jacaratia, Jarilla (genus), Pachycaul, Papain, Papaya, Shrub, South America, Tree, Tropics, Vasconcellea, Vasconcellea horovitziana.
Brassicales families

Africa

Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia.

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Barthélemy Charles Joseph Dumortier

Barthélemy Charles Joseph Dumortier (3 April 1797 – 9 July 1878) was a Belgian who conducted a parallel career of botanist and Member of Parliament.

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Brassicales

The Brassicales (or Cruciales) are an order of flowering plants, belonging to the eurosids II group of dicotyledons under the APG II system.

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Carica

Carica is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caricaceae including the papaya (C. papaya syn. C. peltata, C. posoposa), a widely cultivated fruit tree native to the American tropics.

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Cenozoic

The Cenozoic is Earth's current geological era, representing the last 66million years of Earth's history.

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Central America

Central America is a subregion of North America.

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Cylicomorpha

Cylicomorpha is a plant genus consisting of two species that are native to the African tropics. Caricaceae and Cylicomorpha are Brassicales stubs.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, Congo-Zaire, or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country in Central Africa.

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Evergreen

In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has foliage that remains green and functional throughout the year.

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Family (biology)

Family (familia,: familiae) is one of the nine major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy.

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Flowering plant

Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae, commonly called angiosperms.

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Fruit

In botany, a fruit is the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants that is formed from the ovary after flowering (see Fruit anatomy).

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Horovitzia cnidoscoloides is a plant species in the family Caricaceae, endemic to the cloud forest of Sierra de Juarez in Oaxaca, Mexico at elevations of 800 to 1600 meters. Caricaceae and Horovitzia are Brassicales stubs.

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Jacaratia

Jacaratia is a genus of shrubs or trees in the family Caricaceae.

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Jarilla (genus)

Jarilla is a genus in the family Caricaceae of Brassicales. Caricaceae and Jarilla (genus) are Brassicales stubs.

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Pachycaul

Pachycauls are plants with a disproportionately thick trunk, for their height, and relatively few branches.

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Papain

Papain, also known as papaya proteinase I, is a cysteine protease enzyme present in papaya (Carica papaya) and mountain papaya (Vasconcellea cundinamarcensis).

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Papaya

The papaya, papaw, or pawpaw is the plant species Carica papaya, one of the 21 accepted species in the genus Carica of the family Caricaceae, and also the name of its fruit.

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Shrub

A shrub or bush is a small-to-medium-sized perennial woody plant.

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South America

South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a considerably smaller portion in the Northern Hemisphere.

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