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Scientific Name - papaya Carica Synonyms - Popular names - papaya, Babay, pawpaw tree, tree bowler, Sino-Tibetan, du du. Distribution and Habitat - originally from Costa Rica, USA, tropical to temperate areas, up to 1500 m altitude. Description - evergreen tree, 2-10 m high, unbranched. Stems cylindrical, 10-30 cm diameter. Spirally arranged leaves, stems, one green or purple-m green limb orbicular, palmately-lobed, glabra, ribs prominent lobes first. Flowers yellow, solitary or in groups at the armpit leaves, female flowers 3-5 cm long, ovary ovoid, male flowers in panicule long, 10 stamens in two rows. Cylindrical fruit with orange plupa. Seeds numerous, small, black, covered with a gelatinous aryl. Rate of growth - quickly, longevity 4-5 years. Tolerance - do not tolerate frosts roots are sensitive to excess water. Requirements - well-drained soil, fertile and rich in organic matter. Management - Propagation - Diseases and pests - Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, Glomerella cingulate, Polyphagous grasshoppers.
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![]() ![]() Aglaia odorata is a tree native to Southeast Asia and grown as an ornamental tree throughout the Pacific Rim. In the Philippines, a decoction of roots is used as a drink to reduce fever. ![]() Maclura tricuspidata - native to North America, used as an ornamental species, used for protection curtains. ![]() Acer platanoides - used as an ornamental species in parks and gardens, but also the green street. In the United States was introduced around 1700 in East Pensilveniei. It was introduced as ornamental species, the green street, in many areas of culture out of control and become invasive species. ![]() Undergrowth voluble, 2-3 m long. Strain poorly ramified, glabra, wavy, yellow-green, 3-wing, green wing, needle-spin, axillary buds are white tomentosi. Leaves alternate, Sesia, language hasta, 8-10 x 0.6-1.3 cm, green, toothed margins, 10-14 pairs of teeth mucronata, long-attenuated peak and ended with a Carcel ![]() Dasiphora fruticosa - deciduu shrub, native of Asia, grows on wet soils and wet rocks. |
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