- Sechium
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Sechium 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.BrowneSpecies S.chinantlense
S.compositum
S. edule - chayote
S.hintonii
S.pittieri
S.venosum
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ISBN 92-9043-298-5 in pdf formatSynonyms - Ahzolia Standl. & Steyerm.
- Chayota Jacq.
- Chocho Adans.
- Frantzia Pittier
- Polakowskia Pittier
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.
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