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(A) Natural population of Carica papaya at El Cielo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. (B) Female individual of C. papaya with fruits. (C) Male inflorescence of a wild C. papaya plant. (D) Female flower of a wild C. papaya plant. (E) Mature fruits of a wild C. papaya plant.