''Sechium'' is a genus in the tribe Sicyoeae of the

gourd Gourds include the fruits of some flowering plant species in the family Cucurbitaceae, particularly ''Cucurbita'' and '' Lagenaria''. The term refers to a number of species and subspecies, many with hard shells, and some without. One of the ear ...

family,

Cucurbitaceae The Cucurbitaceae, also called cucurbits or the gourd family, are a plant family consisting of about 965 species in around 95 genera, of which the most important to humans are: *''Cucurbita'' – squash, pumpkin, zucchini, some gourds *'' Lagen ...

. Its best known member is the edible and widely cultivated

chayote Chayote (''Sechium edule''), also known as mirliton and choko, is an edible plant belonging to the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae. This fruit was first cultivated in Mesoamerica between southern Mexico and Honduras, with the most genetic diversity ...

Species

The accepted species in the genus are:The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Published on the Internet; http://www.theplantlist.org/ (accessed 11 March 2016) *'' Sechium chinantlense'' Lira & F. Chiang *'' Sechium compositum'' (Donn. Sm.) C. Jeffrey *''

Sechium edule Chayote (''Sechium edule''), also known as mirliton and choko, is an edible plant belonging to the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae. This fruit was first cultivated in Mesoamerica between southern Mexico and Honduras, with the most genetic diversit ...

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or christophine *'' Sechium hintonii'' (Paul G. Wilson) C. Jeffrey *'' Sechium mexicanum'' Lira & M. Nee *'' Sechium panamense'' (Wunderlin) Lira & F.Chiang *'' Sechium pittieri'' (Cogn.) C.Jeffrey *'' Sechium tacaco'' (Pittier) C. Jeffrey *'' Sechium talamancensis'' (Wunderlin) C.Jeffrey *'' Sechium venosum'' (L.D.Gómez) Lira & F.Chiang *'' Sechium villosum'' (Wunderlin) C. Jeffrey Sechium edule germination 2

References

Cucurbitoideae Cucurbitaceae genera {{Cucurbitales-stub