番木瓜（Ｃａｒｉｃａｐａｐａｙａ）是番木瓜科小乔木 ,原产于墨西哥南部和中美洲地区 ,现世界热带、亚热带地区广为栽培。１７世纪后 ,番木瓜传入我国 ,目前在台湾、福建、广东、海南、广西、云南等地有栽培。番木瓜的浆果状如甜瓜 ,果肉香甜多汁 ,可生食 ,也可制成蜜饯或果 Carica papaya (Caricampapaya) is a small tree papaya family, native to southern Mexico and Central America, the world is now tropical, subtropical cultivation. After the 17th century, papaya was introduced into our country and is now cultivated in Taiwan, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi and Yunnan. Papaya berries such as melon, sweet and juicy pulp, raw food can also be made into candied fruit or fruit