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Taxon:  Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw. subsp. sylvestre Lira & Castrejón



Summary
Genus:
Sechium
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Sicyoeae
Nomen number:
464784
Place of publication:
Acta Bot. Mex. 49:57. 1999
Comment:
valid publication verified from original literature
Verified:
03/30/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw. (0 active accession[s])
Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw. subsp. edule (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Lira Saade, R. 1996. Chayote. Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw. Promoting the conservation and use of underutilized and neglected crops. 8:23-24.
  2. Lira, R. et al. 1999. Propuesta de ubicación taxonómica para los chayotes silvestres (Sechium edule, Cucurbitaceae) de México. Acta Bot. Mex. 49:47-61.
  3. Lira, R. et al. 2008. The effects of climate change on the geographic distribution of Mexican wild relatives of domesticated Cucurbitaceae. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 56:691-703.
  4. Rzedowski, J. & G. Rzedowski, eds. 1991-. Flora del Bajio y de regiones adyacentes.
Common names
Spanish
chayote de monte –
erizo de monte –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoPuebla 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoQuerétaro 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave 
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
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=464784. Accessed 25 April 2025.