Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero

Papaya

Carica papaya

Spanish: Papaya

The papaya (/pəˈpaɪə/ or US: /pəˈpɑːjə/) (from Carib via Spanish), papaw, (/pəˈpɔː/) or pawpaw (/ˈpɔːˌpɔː/) is the plant Carica papaya, one of the 22 accepted species in the genus Carica of the family Caricaceae. Its origin is in the tropics of the Americas, perhaps from southern Mexico and neighboring Central America.

TaxonomyMagnoliopsida › Brassicales › Caricaceae

Local records17 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records43,138 on iNaturalist

Most recent records2025 – 2026

Months of the 8 most recent records

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Recent local sightings

2026-03-15 — observation by louisthe1st
2026-02-09 — observation by viridelao
2026-01-13 — observation by cheeseville
2026-01-10 — observation by zihuadean
2025-11-24 — observation by pedrocervantes
2025-11-11 — observation by zihuadean

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Cite as: “Papaya (Carica papaya) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/carica-papaya/, updated 2026-10-18. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.