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Herbarium specimen: Carica papaya

Taxon:Carica papaya
Collected by:Elbert L. Little
Collection date:4/9/1950
Locality:Florida (USA), Miami-Dade County, Matheson Hammock County Park, Hammock (tropical evergreen hardwood forest), (altitude 10ft)
ex herb:United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service Herbarium
Institution:Florida State University (FSU)
Accession number:90336
Image:Carica papaya herbarium specimen from Matheson Hammock County Park, Miami-Dade County in 1950 by Elbert L. Little.
collector's number:13801
fruits/flowers:no flowers
notes:Height 6-12 ft, DBH l/2-2 in. Rare in clearing. Male flowers yellow. Bark green to gray, smooth.

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Documented by johned on 16th April 2015.

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