Carica papaya Linnaeus 1753

Carica papaya Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 1036. 1753. "Habitat in Indiis." RCN: 7475. Lectotype (Moreno in Gómez Pompa, Fl. Veracruz 10: 7. 1980): Herb. Linn. No. 1190.1 (LINN). Generitype of Carica Linnaeus (vide Green, Prop. Brit. Bot.: 192. 1929). Current name: Carica papaya L. (Caricaceae).Published as part of Jarvis, Charlie, 2007, Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part C), pp. 370-473 in Order out of Chaos. Linnaean Plant Types and their Types, London :Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum on page 389, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.29197