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Herbarium specimen: Carica papaya

Taxon:Carica papaya
Collected by:John B Nelson
Collection date:16/10/1979
Locality:Florida (USA), Leon County, Tallahassee, Edge of vacant lot at old home site; probably a garden remnant (but established?), 300 block of W. Jefferson St., Tallahassee.
Institution:Florida State University (FSU)
Accession number:90338
Image:Carica papaya herbarium specimen from Tallahassee, Leon County in 1979 by John B Nelson.
collector's number:1409
fruits/flowers:mature flowers
notes:Flowers creamy yellow; single plant seen, the stem hollow; about 0.75 m tall, umbranched but with many leaves near top.

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Documented by johned on 23rd April 2015.

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