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'''''Sechium''''' is a genus in subtribe Sicyinea of the tribe Sicyeae of the [[gourd]] family [[Cucurbitaceae]]. {{Inc| Sechium (probably from the Greek sekos, "to fatten in a fold," because it was fed to hogs). Cucurbitaceae. A climbing sparsely hairy herb, with perennial tuberous roots, grown in tropical and subtropical regions for its large fruits, which somewhat resemble the summer squash in use and character. Leaves membranaceous, 3-angled or -lobed, cordate at the base; tendrils 2-5-branched, opposite the lvs.: fls. small, monoecious, axillary, the pistillate solitary, the staminate in small clusters; calyx-tube saucer-shaped, the limb 5-lobed; corolla rotate, deeply 5- parted, the segms. ovate-lanceolate; filaments and styles connate into a central column, of which the anthers appear as lobes, while the stigmas are closely set together, forming a small head: fr. pear-shaped or globose, fleshy, 1-seeded.—One species, indigenous in Mex. and Cent. Amer. and widely planted. {{SCH}} }} ==Cultivation== ===Propagation=== ===Pests and diseases=== ==Species== ''S.chinantlense'' ''S.compositum'' ''S. edule'' - [[chayote]] ''S.hintonii'' ''S.pittieri'' ''S.venosum'' ==Gallery== <gallery perrow=5> Image:Upload.png| photo 1 Image:Upload.png| photo 2 Image:Upload.png| photo 3 </gallery> ==References== <references/> *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963    ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__

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