Scientific name: Carica papaya
Common name: Papaya, papaw, paw paw
Malay name: Betik
Family: Caricaceae
Origin: Central and South America
Category: A short-lived evergreen small fruit tree
Photo Taken at: The ditch garden in my neighbourhood
Female papaya flowers are fat and bulging.
This is my entry for Today's Flowers # 136, a meme which opens every Sunday, 2pm GMT. My grateful thanks to Today's Flowers team members; Luiz Santili Jr, Denise in Virginia, Laerte Pupo and Sandy Carlson. To participate and view other gorgeous flowers around the world, click hereFemale papaya flowers are fat and bulging.
Wow, I grew up eating Papayas at my grandfather's farm and I haven't noticed their lovely blooms until now. Of course when you're just little, you don't noticed those things...then I moved and lived in the city. Lovely shot!
ReplyDeleteWe too had them growing in our yard, but not anymore. Nice!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous!
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Pretty flowers, I didn't know they had them. Thanks for sharing:)
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