Revue horticole, sér. 4 (1852-1974)
Rev. Hort. (Paris), ser. 4

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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: V. Grekova

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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:
Société Nationale d’Horticulture de France, Paris, France

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http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=315421

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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.;