Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw. [ Cucumis acutangulus Descourt.]

Descourtilz, M.E., Flore [pittoresque et] médicale des Antilles (1821-1829)
Fl. Méd. Antilles

t. 328

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.

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https://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=91443

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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.;

Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw. [ Sicyos edulis Jacq.] [Cucurbitaceae] [Cucumis acutangulus Descourt. ] M.E. Descourtilz, Fl. Méd. Antilles, vol. 5 : t. 328 (1827) [J.T. Descourtilz]