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| Sechium | |
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| Sechium edule | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cucurbitoideae |
| Tribe: | Sicyeae |
| Subtribe: | Sicyinae |
| Genus: | Sechium P.Browne |
| Species | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Sechium is a genus in subtribe Sicyinea of the tribe Sicyeae of the gourd family Cucurbitaceae. Its best known member is the edible and widely cultivated Chayote.
[edit] Main species
- Sechium compositum (Donn. Sm.) C. Jeffrey
- Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw. The chayote or christophine
- Sechium hintonii (Paul G. Wilson) C. Jeffrey
- Sechium jamaicense J. St.-Hil.
- Sechium tacaco (Pittier) C. Jeffrey
[edit] References
- ^ Rafael Lira Saade (1996). Chayote: Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw.. International Plant Genetic Resources Institute. http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/Pnach876.pdf.
- ^ "USDA GRIN Taxonomy". http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?11026.
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