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Taxon:  Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw.



Summary
Genus:
Sechium
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Sicyoeae
Nomen number:
33453
Place of publication:
Fl. Ind. occid. 2:1150. 1800
Verified:
02/17/2005 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw. subsp. edule (0 active accession[s])
Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw. subsp. sylvestre Lira & Castrejón (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
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  3. Cadena-Iñiguez, J. et al. 2008. Infraspecific variation of Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw. in the state of Veracruz, Mexico. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 55:835-847.
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  8. Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
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Common names
English
chayote –
cho-cho –
christophine –
vegetable-pear –
French
chou-chou –
christofine –
German
Chayote –
Stachelgurke –
Japanese Rōmaji
hayato-uri –
Portuguese
chuchu –
Portuguese (Brazil)
machiche-francês –
machucho –
xuxú –
Spanish
chocho –
pipinela –
tallote –
Spanish (Mexico)
camochayote –
chinchayote –
cueza –
Swedish
kayote –
Transcribed Chinese
fo shou gua –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoHidalgo 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoPuebla 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoQuerétaro 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave 
2Cultivated    widely cult. in tropics
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
Cultivated (widely cult. in tropics)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodfodder Newstrom, L. E. 1990. Origin and evolution of chayote, Sechium edule. Biology and utilization of the Cucurbitaceae 141-149.
Human foodfruitfruit & tubers used as vegetableNewstron, L. E. 1991. Evidence for the origin of chayote, Sechium edule (Cucurbitaceae). Econ. Bot. 45:410-428.
Human foodvegetablefruit & tubers used as vegetableNewstron, L. E. 1991. Evidence for the origin of chayote, Sechium edule (Cucurbitaceae). Econ. Bot. 45:410-428.
Medicinesfolklore Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=33453. Accessed 25 April 2025.