Bettina or Petersen | Australia | Well-colored | A hybrid of Florida's 'Betty' and a Queensland strain. | Round-oval fruits weighing 1.40-2.30 kg. |
Cariflora | USA | | Developed at the Tropical Research and Education Center of the University of Florida at Homestead. | Almost round, about cantaloupe size. Flesh is thick, from dark-yellow to light-orange. |
CO.1 Carica Papaya L. | India | Green-yellow with sparse yellow stripes | A selection from cultivar Ranchi, by TNAU, Coimbatore. | Medium-sized, spherical. Skin is smooth. Flesh is orange-yellow, soft, firm, moderately juicy, keeps well. |
CO.2 Carica Papaya L. | India | Green with sparse broad yellow stripes | A selection purified from a local type at Agricultural College and Research Institute, Coimbatore. | Medium-sized, obovate, ridged at the apex. Flesh is red, soft to firm, moderately juicy, keeps well. |
CO.3 Carica Papaya L. | India | Green with slight yellow tint | A hybrid (CO. 2 x Sunrise Solo). | Larger than Solo. Weight varies from 1-1.5 kg. Keep well. A tree yields 100-120 fruits in two years. |
CO. 4 Carica Papaya L. | India | Green with yellow spots | A hybrid from a cross between CO.1 (female parent) and Washington (male parent) | Medium, weight – 1.2 kg – 1.5 kg. Flesh is yellow with a purple touch. |
CO. 5 Carica Papaya L. | India | Green with sparse yellow | A selection from Washington. | Average yield is 1,500-1,600 kg dried papain/ha. |
CO. 6 Carica Papaya L | India | Green with sparse yellow | From a giant papaya selection | Medium sized, yellow fleshed. |
CO. 7 Carica Papaya L. | India | Green with sparse yellow tint | Parents: Pusa Delicious, CO.3, CP. 75 and Coorg Honey Dew. | Oblong. Flesh is red, firm. |
Higgins formerly Line 17A | USA | Orange-yellow | Originated in 1960 as a result of crosses. | Average weight is 0.45 kg. Pyriform. Flesh is deep-yellow. Without irrigation the fruit is undersized. |
Hortus Gold | South Africa | Golden-yellow | Launched in the early 1950's | Round-oval with a slight beak at the apex. It has a sweet flavor and a good texture but becomes mushy when overripens. Late season. |
Hybrid No. 5 | Australia | Yellow | 'Bettina 100A' x 'Petersen 170' crossed in 1947. | Smooth, rounded-oval. Flesh is dense with an excellent flavor. |
IIHR39 and IIHR54 | India | Green | Originated at IIHR, Bangalore. | Medium sized sweet fruit (14.5° Brix) has a good shelf life. |
Kamiya | USA | Greenish-yellow | A selection from Waimanalo, a release of University of Hawaii. | Small to medium-size. Blocky-shaped with a very short neck. Flesh is the same color as the skin, firm, juicy, and very sweet. High yield. |
Kapoho Solo Puna Solo | USA | Yellow | Cultivated in Hawaii. | Pyriform, weighing 400-800 g. Flesh is deep-yellow to pale-orange with a pleasant peach-melon taste. |
Laie Gold | USA | Greenish-yellow | Hybrid originated from a cross between ‘Kamiya’ and an unknown variety. | Similar to Kamiya in color of skin and flesh, sweet and moderately solid. |
Rainbow | USA | Greenish-yellow turns to yellow as it ripens. | It is a genetically developed variety resistant to the ring spot virus disease. | Flesh is golden-yellow. |
Ranchi | India | Greenish-yellow | Originated from Bihar and popular in south India. | Oblong. Flesh is dark yellow and sweet. |
Solo | Barbados | | From Barbados in 1911. Acquired its name in 1919. | Fruit is round. Skin is smooth. Flesh is firm, reddish-orange, and very sweet. |
Sunrise Sunup | USA | Greenish-yellow which ripens into yellow. | Originated from Hawaii, genetically developed of the red-flesh variety resistant to the ring spot virus disease. | Also called “strawberry” papaya. Flesh is juicy, red-orange. |
Sunset (Sunset Solo) | USA | Orange-red | Originated at the University of Hawaii. | Solo type. Small to medium-sized, pyriform. Flesh is the same color as the skin, very sweet. High yield |
Taiwan-785 | Taiwan | Green | Cultivated for table and processing purposes. | Fruits are oblong. Flesh is thick, orange red, and sweet. Each tree yields 100-125 fruits in one year. It keeps well and disease tolerant. |
Taiwan-786 | Taiwan | Green | A gynodioecious variety cultivated for table and processing purposes. | Oblong. Flesh is tasty, sweet, with few seeds. The fruit weigh varies between 1 and 3 kg and keeps well. |
Vista Solo | USA | Yellow | Originated by Ralph Corwin in Vista, California. | Medium to large fruit. Flesh is orange to yellow-orange. Hardy and compact. |
Waimanalo formerly 'Solo' Line 77 | USA | Green | Selected in 1960 by the Hawaii Agricultural Experiment Station in 1968. | Round with a short neck, average weight 16 to 39 ounces. Skin is smooth, and glossy, cavity star-shaped. Flesh is thick, dense, orange-yellow in color, of high flavor and quality, keeps well. |
