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Jacaratia

Jacaratia
Jaracatiá maduro.JPG
Jacaratia spinosa.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Caricaceae
Genus: Jacaratia
A.DC.
Type species
Jacaratia spinosa (Aubl.) A.DC.
Species

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Jacaratia is a genus of five species of plants formerly included with the papaya in Carica.

They are native to South and Central America.

Some species of the genus are edible to humans and served in restaurants as a delicacy.


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