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Carica papaya

Carica papaya L.


Family Caricaceae
Local Name Papaya
Habit Tree
Habitat Backyard
Special Notes Trunk is soft, grayish, marked with large petiole-scars
Ethnobotanical Uses MEDICINAL: used as treatment for snake bites;
Collected from Kamog, Sablan, Benguet, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).
Collector(s) Sarah Acio, Perry Bagayao, Helen Biangalen, Lea Pineda, Audrey Solang
Identification Verified By Maria Karina Fullante-(n/a)-(Carica papaya L.)-(APNI)

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