Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw.

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INSTITUTO DE BIOLOGIA, UNAM
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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Sechium edule (Jacq.) Swartz
“chayóte silvestre” (wild chayóte)
Edo. Oaxaca, Dist. Ixtlán, Mun. Ixtlán, 4 km. NNE of Visti
Hermosa along hwy. Méx. 175.
17°39'N, 96°20'W
alt. 1350 m
Cloud forest on steep slopes. Tangled vines covering vegetatim
on slope, flowering and bearing many fruits.
bitter 8lob°Se’ dark 816611 with sPines covering entire fruit; flesl
A native plant, not cultivated.
T. C. Andres, M. Nee, & J. J. Wyland 107.
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