Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (1914-2013)
Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard.

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vol. 65 (1978)

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p. 354 f. 19

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Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw.

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name cited:
Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw.
name cited (basionym):
Sicyos edulis Jacq.
name recognized (basionym):
Sicyos edulis Jacq.

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drawing: J.E. Klein

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family: Cucurbitaceae
subfamily: Cucurbitoideae
tribe: Sicyoeae

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epithet: edulis,-is,-e

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Illustration contributed by:
Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, U.S.A.

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synonyms:

homotypic synonyms:
Chayota edulis (Jacq.) Jacq.; Sicyos edulis Jacq.;
heterotypic synonyms:
Cucumis acutangulus Descourt.; Sechium americanum Poiret; Sechium chayota Jacq. ex Hemsley; Sicyos angulata Sessé & Moc.; Sicyos laciniatus Descourt.;