Papaya

Carica papaya l.

Flower name
Papaya
Scientific name
Carica papaya l.
Aliasパパイヤ, papaya, common papaw, melon tree
Place of originMexico, Brazil, West Indies
Place of floweringOrchard, Botanical Gardens, Subtropical region, Okinawa
Flowering seasonJune, July

What is Papaya

Papaya (Papaya, scientific name:Carica papaya L.) is evergreen shrubs of the papaya, Department of papaya in Mexico, Brazil, West Indies native. Great stuff so will height 10 m. White flowers, large leaves, shaped like Maple (Maple).
Peel the green → red and changes → orange → yellow. Flesh is yellow orange or orange-red, black small seeds of Sesame (sesame) granular countless into each other in the middle of the fruit. In addition to eaten raw flesh, juice, ice cream, and jam. Orange and ripe fruit, sweet and has a little. Stir-fried meat that contains the proteolytic enzyme papain is on immature fruit, and the meat is tender. In addition, and crunchy crisp, and the slimming effect and fewer mannerisms, Okinawa cuisine menu; You should always cook when the immature fruit is raw, I won't be eating. Leaves also contain papain, meat wrapped in leaves, cooked to the same effect.

Entomophilous Flowers
Moth FDTD Analysis Result Moth (Eupithecia subumbrata) and Moth Eye Structure in FDTD Analysis The far-right figure shows how light is absorbed by the moth’s eyes at night without total internal reflection, allowing them to fly in the dark. Click on the image for a detailed explanation.
During bright daylight, bees and butterflies appear and visit flowers, but in dim moonlight or under artificial lighting, moths equipped with a special eye structure called "moth-eye structure" perform pollination activities.
Moths are attracted to flowers that bloom at night and emit fragrance, contributing to pollination as a result.

Species in breeding. Common name: papaya (papaya), scientific name:Carica papaya L., aka: papaya (papaya), Mocca (Quince), Chichiri (melon breasts), common papaw, melon tree, category name: Plantae Angiosperm true dicots papaya eyes papaya Department of papaya genus origin: Mexico, Brazil, West Indies height: ~ 10 m of maple leaves, such as large, leaf color: green, color: white, fruit length: 40 cm, fruit width: 20 cm, fruit weight: 0.2- 4 kg, uses: the fruit is edible.