Why is papaya called papaya?

1. Papaya belongs to the genus Chaenomeles of Rosaceae. This genus includes Chaenomeles (Malus papaya), Malus pedunculata (Chaenomeles rugosa), etc. Several kinds of temperate woody plants are native to China, and their fruits are edible, medicinal, beautiful and ornamental. They are the papaya mentioned in traditional culture and poetry, such as the famous sentence in the Book of Songs, "Vote for me with papaya, and repay me with Joan". 2. Tropical Fruit Papaya (Caricaceae), a plant belonging to the genus Caricaceae, originated in Southeast Asia and was introduced to China in the late Ming Dynasty in the 17th century. Because its appearance is similar to that of China papaya, it is named "Caricaceae", which can also be used for food and medicine, but not for viewing. Alias Chaenomeles sinensis Koehne, Chaenomeles sinensis, Chaenomeles sinensis, Chaenomeles sinensis, Chaenomeles sinensis, Chaenomeles sinensis, Chaenomeles sinensis, Chaenomeles sinensis, Chaenomeles sinensis, Chaenomeles sinensis, Chaenomeles sinensis, Chaenomeles sinensis, Chaenomeles sinensis, Chaenomeles sinensis, Chaenomeles sinensis, Chaenomeles sinensis, Chaenomeles sinensis, Chaenomeles sinensis, Chaenomeles sinensis, Chaenomeles sinensis, Chaenomeles sinensis, Chaenomeles, Branchlets are cylindrical, purplish red, and are yellowish tomentose when they are young; The bark falls off in pieces, and the backward trace is obvious. Leaf blade elliptic or elliptic-oblong, 5-9 cm long and 3-6 cm wide, with acute apex, wedge-shaped or nearly round base, spiny serrations on the edge, glands on the teeth, glabrous surface, sparsely pilose along the veins when young, and densely covered with yellow-white fluff on the back when young; Petiole stout, 1-1.5 cm long, covered with yellow-white fluff, with rod-shaped glands on both sides; Stipules membranous, elliptic-lanceolate, 7-15mm long, apex acuminate, margin glandular dentate, pilose along veins. Flowers solitary at the end of short branches, 2.5-3 cm in diameter; Pedicel stubby, 5-1 mm long, glabrous; Calyx tube glabrous outside; Calyx lobes triangular-lanceolate, about 7 mm long, long tapering at the apex, with sparse glandular teeth at the edge, glabrous or sparsely pilose outside, densely covered with light brown villi on the inside, longer than calyx tube, and reflexed at fruit; Petals obovate, reddish; Stamens ca. 5 mm; Style ca. 6 mm, pilose. Pear fruit is oval in shape, 1-15 cm long, dark yellow, shiny, woody in flesh, slightly sour and astringent in taste, fragrant, with short fruit stalks. Flowering in April and fruiting in September-October. Chaenomeles sinensis originated in China and is now cultivated in Shandong, Henan, Shaanxi, Anhui, Jiangsu, Hubei, Sichuan, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Guangdong and Guangxi. Usage Papaya Begonia has brilliant flowers, good tree shape and few pests and diseases. It is a good tree species for garden greening. It can be planted in the corner of the garden wall, forest edge and other places, and can enjoy flowers in spring and fruit in autumn. The oil content of the seed kernel is 35.99%, the oil yield is 3%, there is no peculiar smell, it is edible and can be used to make soap. The fruit is cooked and made into candied fruit; It can also be used for medicine, but the efficacy of papaya is very small. Due to the poor medicinal effect, the State Drug Administration banned medicinal use in 23. Flowers can be used as seasoning for sugar sauce, and the flavor is very beautiful. Bark contains tannin, which can be used to extract tannin extract. Wood is hard and can be used to make furniture.