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
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.

The accepted species in the genus are:

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