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Carica papaya
Papaya
As recorded: Carica papaya L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Brassicales › Caricaceae
- Collected by
- Raulerson, L.
- Collector number
- 1013
- Date
- July 15, 1981
- Locality
- B. Aldan's boonie ranch between airstrip and old cauldera wall (escarpment)
- Island
- Pagan
- Region
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Elevation
- 10 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 15, 1981, Raulerson, L. also collected 1 other specimen.
Carica papaya observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1981. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16,800 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
HP7G+WC4, Pointe d'Esny, Mauritius
(c) Jordi López-Pujol, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
W 112th Pl, Hialeah, FL, US
(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
RQWG+8W, Buragunte, Karnataka 562125, India
(c) aranyaa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Megati Waterpark, Karangsetia, Kec. Karangbahagia, Kabupaten Bekasi, Jawa Barat, Indonesia
(c) WANDA WIJAYA, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Hawaii, US
(c) ashoki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Rua Maria de Lourdes de Sá Lopes, Igarassu, PE, BR
(c) SandejieMariaClara, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Carica papaya. BISH 443837. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956583546. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/443837.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956583546 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026