Sechium

Sechium
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.Browne
Species

S.chinantlense
S.compositum
S. edule - chayote
S.hintonii
S.pittieri
S.venosum
References:
ISBN 92-9043-298-5 in pdf format

Synonyms
  • 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.