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Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Fl. Ind. occid. 2:1150. 1800

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Cucurbitales
family
Cucurbitaceae
genus
Sechium
species
Sechium edule

Name

Homonyms
Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw.
Common names
Chayote in English
Chayote in English
Chayote in German
Chayotte in French
Guatila in language.
Sosoti in language.
Stachelgurke in German
Séchium comestible in French
Séchium comestible, Chouchou, Chayote, Christophine in French
camochayote in language.
chayote in English
chayote in English
chayotte in language.
chinchayote in language.
cho-cho in English
chocho in Spanish
chou-chou in French
chouchou in language.
christofine in French
christophine in language.
christophine in English
chuchu in Portuguese
chuchu in Portuguese
cueza in language.
fo shou gua in language.
hayato-uri in language.
kayote in Swedish
machiche-francês in language.
machucho in language.
pipinela in Spanish
tallote in Spanish
vegetable-pear in English
xuxú in language.
christophine in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Bernal, R., S.R. Gradstein & Celis, M. (eds.). (2015). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, D.C. Disponible en http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
  2. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021ela), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=SEED
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