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Caricaceae

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The Caricaceae are a family of flowering plants in the order Brassicales, found primarily in tropical regions of Central and South America and Africa. They are short-lived evergreen pachycaul shrubs or small trees growing to 5–10 m tall. One species, Vasconcellea horoviziana is a liana and three species of the genus Jarilla are herbs. Many species bear edible fruit and are source of papain [1].Based on molecular analyses, this family has been proposed to have originated in Africa in the early Cenozoic era, ~66 million years ago (mya). The dispersal from Africa to Central America occurred ~35 mya, possibly via ocean currents from the Congo delta. From Central America, the family reached South America 19-27 mya.The family comprises six genera and about 34-35 species:Carica – one species, Carica papaya (Papaya), AmericasCylicomorpha – two species, AfricaHorovitzia – one species, MexicoJacaratia – eight species, AmericasJarilla – three species, AmericasVasconcellea – twenty species, Americas↑ ↑ ↑