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Taxon:  Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw. subsp. edule



Summary
Genus:
Sechium
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Sicyoeae
Nomen number:
464789
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. sylvestre Lira & Castrejón (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Sicyos edulis Jacq.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Chayota edulis Jacq.
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Reference(s)
  1. Lira Saade, R. 1996. Chayote. Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw. Promoting the conservation and use of underutilized and neglected crops. 1-57. Note: this review recognized the differences between wild and cultivated plants
  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. Rzedowski, J. & G. Rzedowski, eds. 1991-. Flora del Bajio y de regiones adyacentes. Note: mentions
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
2Cultivated    only cult.
Cultivated (only cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodfruit Lira, R. et al. 1999. Propuesta de ubicación taxonómica para los chayotes silvestres (Sechium edule, Cucurbitaceae) de México. Acta Bot. Mex. 49:47-61.
Human foodvegetable Lira Saade, R. 1996. Chayote. Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw. Promoting the conservation and use of underutilized and neglected crops. 1-57. Note: this review recognized the differences between wild and cultivated plants
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=464789. Accessed 25 April 2025.