Pawpaw
Scott Bauer, USDA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Pawpaw originates from the USA.
Pawpaw is related to the Custard apple. The name Pawpaw is also used for the Papaya (Carica papaya) which looks similar but is quite a different fruit species.
Names
Scientific
Asimina triloba
English
Common pawpaw
Paw paw
Paw-paw
Pawpaw
Prairie banana
Wild banana
Dutch
Gewone pawpaw
Pawpaw
Prairiebanaan
Roomappel
Spanish
Asimina
Banano de montaña
Pawpaw
French
Asiminier trilobé
German
Dreilappige Papau
Indianerbanane
Italian
Banano del nord
Pawpaw
Taxonomy
Order
Magnoliales
Family
Annonaceae
Genus
Asimina
Species
Asimina triloba (Pawpaw)
Crop categories
Cool temperate crops
Fruits
Minor crops
Subtropical crops
Temperate crops