Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw. [ Cucumis acutangulus Descourt.]
Descourtilz, M.E., Flore [pittoresque et] médicale des Antilles (1821-1829)
Fl. Méd. Antilles

vol. 5 (1827)
t. 328
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Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw.


name cited:
Cucumis acutangulus Descourt.
name recognized:
Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw.
name recognized (basionym):
Sicyos edulis Jacq.
drawing: J.T. Descourtilz
family: Cucurbitaceae
subfamily: Cucurbitoideae
tribe: Melothrieae
epithet cited: acutangulus,-a,-um

epithet recognized: edulis,-is,-e

Illustration contributed by:
Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, U.S.A.
link to this page:
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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.;
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5 928499 Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw. [116 944128 Sicyos edulis Jacq.]
M.E. Descourtilz, Fl. Méd. Antilles, vol. 5 : t. 328 (1827) [J.T. Descourtilz]