What is Caricaceae?
{{Taxobox | name = Caricaceae | image = Carica papaya - papaya - var-tropical dwarf papaya - desc-fruit.jpg | image_caption = ''[[Carica papaya]]'' | regnum = [[Plantae]] | unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]] | unranked_classis = [[Eudicots]] | unranked_ordo = [[Rosids]] | ordo = [[Brassicales]] | familia = Caricaceae | familia_authority = [[Dumort.]], ''nom. cons''. | subdivision_ranks = Genera | subdivision = See text }} '''Caricaceae''' is a [[family (biology)|family]] of [[flowering plant]]s in the order [[Brassicales]], found in [[tropical]] regions of [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]] and [[Africa]]. They are short-lived [[evergreen]] [[pachycaul]] [[shrub]]s or small [[tree]]s growing to 5–10 m tall; many bear edible [[fruit]]. The family comprises six genera and about 34-35 species: * ''[[Carica]]'' – one species ''[[Papaya|Carica papaya]]'' ([[Papaya]]), Americas * ''[[Cylicomorpha]]'' – two species, Africa * ''[[Horovitzia]]'' – one species, Mexico * ''[[Jacaratia]]'' – eight species, Americas * ''[[Jarilla]]'' – three species, Americas * ''[[Vasconcellea]]'' – 20-21 species, Americas {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Plant families]] [[Category:Brassicales]]