NB, Not noted in "Ted's Notes on Pawpaws": Pawpaw vs papaya. The fruit that is commonly called "Pawpaw" in South Africa and some other countries is this one:

NB, Not noted in "Ted's Notes on Pawpaws": Pawpaw vs papaya. The fruit that is commonly called "Pawpaw" in South Africa and some other countries is this one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papaya https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papaya "The papaya or pawpaw is the plant species Carica papaya" From the photos, the author is however talking about https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asimina_triloba https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asimina_triloba "Asimina triloba, the American papaw, pawpaw, paw paw, or paw-paw" Which doesn't appear to be closely related at all. They're in different Orders: Magnoliales vs Brassicales