Papaw
Botanical: Carica papaya (LINN.)
Family: N.O. Cucurbitaceae
Description Constituents Medicinal Action and Uses ...
Virginian Papaw (Asimina) - A N. American shrub, or low tree of the Custard Apple family. A. triloba forms a small tree, with dull purple flowers, about 2 inches across. It bears fruit eaten by the inhabitants of the Southern States; hence the name.
Hybrids of the American Papaw. By G.A. Zimmerman. 1974 YB, pp 60-72
Info on the Pawpaw. By Rosalie Osbaker. 1980 #1, p 16
Paw Paw Fruits Known as Missouri Bananas. By Charley Schaaf. 1988 #3, pp 14-15
Paw Paw Index. 1974 YB, pp 202-206 ...
#902 Carica papaya
Common Names: papaya, papaw, fruta bomba, lechosa, melon tree
Family: Caricaceae (papaya Family)
Wallpaper Gallery (2 images) ...
The pawpaw, or papaw (Asimina triloba), one of the few temperate species remaining from the more extensive range of the family in the past, is a shrub or small tree of E North America which also bears a sweet edible fruit.
Among the trypsins we have the pa pain of the Papaw fruit (Carica Papaya), the bromelin of the Pine-apple, and the enzymes present in many germinating seeds, in the seedlings of several plants, and in other parts.
 See also: Apple, Green, Carica Papaya, Papaya, May
|
