Papaya is an autumn fruit, which ripens from September to 65438+ 10 every year.
How to eat papaya: papaya mixed with yogurt: cut papaya into pieces, put it in a bowl, pour yogurt and stir; Stew papaya: wash papaya, cut into pieces, put it in a pot, add milk and red dates, and stew for 15 minutes; Papaya ribs soup: cut papaya into pieces, put it in a pot, add ribs and ginger, and simmer for 20 minutes; Juicing: cut papaya into pieces and put it into a juicer to make papaya juice.
About papaya
Papaya is a small evergreen coniferous tree, which can reach 10 meters high and has milk; The leaves are large, clustered at the top of the stem, nearly shield-shaped, with hollow petioles and unisexual or bisexual flowers. Plants have male plants and male flowers: arranged in panicles, drooping; Flowers sessile; Sepals connected at base; The corolla is milky yellow and the crown tube is thin and tubular. Female flower: solitary or umbrella-shaped inflorescence arranged by several flowers, inserted in leaf axils, corolla lobes separated, ivory or yellow-white, oblong or lanceolate, berries fleshy, orange or yellow at maturity, oblong, obovate, pear-shaped or nearly spherical, with soft and juicy pulp and sweet taste; Most of the seeds are oval, and the flowering and fruiting period is the whole year.
Growing environment of papaya
The biological characteristics of papaya like hot and humid tropical climate and are not cold-resistant. When it meets frost, it will wither. Because the root system is shallow, strong wind and water accumulation are prohibited.
The requirements for geothermal energy are not strict, and it can be cultivated in hills and mountains, and it has strong adaptability to soil, but it is best to grow in loose and fertile sandy loam or loam.
Distribution range of papaya
Papaya is distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of the world.
Native to southern Mexico and neighboring Central America, mainly distributed in Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam and Myanmar in Southeast Asia.
China is mainly distributed in Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Yunnan, Fujian and Taiwan Province provinces (regions).