There are 5 species

Species under the genus Papaya are papaya, wrinkled-skinned papaya, hairy-leaved papaya, Japanese papaya, and Tibetan papaya.

Morphological characters are deciduous or semi-evergreen, shrubs or small trees, thorny or spiny; winter buds small, with 2 exserted scales. Leaves solitary, alternate, toothed or entire, short-stalked with stipules. Flowers solitary or clustered. Leaves opening before or after, sepals, entire or dentate, petals, large stamens 20 or many arranged in two rows, styles, base connate, ovary 5-loculed, each with numerous ovules arranged in two rows.

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Effects of papaya

With papaya as the raw material, the main products that have been successfully developed and marketed are papaya juice drinks, papaya preserves, papaya wine, papaya, fruit vinegar and so on. At present, papaya as raw material to develop superoxide dismutase SOD anti-aging preparations, papaya composite antioxidant extract (health food), modern papaya single-flavored Chinese medicine concentrated particles, low-temperature vacuum drying papaya slices, papaya honey bubble tablets.

Papaya powder and other food products have been successful in the preliminary and pilot tests, and will soon be put into production. Papaya fruit processing products can also be used as chemical, cosmetic raw materials, feed or additives. Beauty products papaya white soap, fragrant rain papaya white face wash, papaya white shower gel, papaya white hand cream, papaya extract papaya complex antioxidant serum and so on.

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