Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw.

 
  • Family : CUCURBITACEAE
    (Gourd Or Melon Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KHARBOOZA FAMILY (खरबूजा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : CUCURBITACEAE
  • Basionym : Sicyos edulis Jacq.
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw.
  • Common name : Chayote, Chow-chow, Pipinola
  • Vernacular name : Seeme-badine-kaayi (Kannada); Lata baigana (Oria); Chow Chow, Mysore mathan, Seema kathirikka (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Climber
  • Comments / notes : Cultivated at high elevations for its edible fruit
  • Flower, Fruit : July-January
  • Native : Tropical America
  • World Distribution : Cultivated elsewhere
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa; Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Sechium edule. Downloaded on 23 November 2024.

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