Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Carica papaya
Collector Name:
Tim Flynn
Collection Date:
May 3, 1991
Determiner:
! David H. Lorence xii.1994
Island Group:
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
Locality:
Lawai Valley. Cultivated plants of the National Tropical Botanical Garden. Big Valley.
Plant Description:
Multi-trunked tree of 12 ft.; sap milky; petiole pale green with faint linear reddish colouring; leaves dark dull green above with pale yellow veins, below dull pale green with whitish-green veins; female flowers axillary, fragrant (10 am), base of tube pale green, upper tube and lobes creamy white; immature fruit with dark green skin, white flesh and white seeds.
From Cultivated Plant:
Yes
Date of Record Creation:
February 3, 2014
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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