| taxonID | 2874612 |
| datasetID | 7ddf754f-d193-4cc9-b351-99906754a03b |
| parentNameUsageID | 2874611 |
| originalNameUsageID | 3625017 |
| scientificName | Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw. |
| scientificNameAuthorship | (Jacq.) Sw. |
| canonicalName | Sechium edule |
| genericName | Sechium |
| specificEpithet | edule |
| taxonRank | species |
| namePublishedIn | Fl. Ind. occid. 2:1150. 1800 |
| taxonomicStatus | accepted |
| kingdom | Plantae |
| phylum | Tracheophyta |
| class | Magnoliopsida |
| order | Cucurbitales |
| family | Cucurbitaceae |
| genus | Sechium |
| Child | Sicyos laciniatus Descourt. species synonym Sicyos edule species synonym Sechium americanum Poir. species synonym Cucumis acutangulus Descourt. species heterotypic synonym Sechium edule subsp. edule subspecies accepted Sechium edule subsp. sylvestre Lira & Castrejón subspecies accepted Sechium chayota Hemsl. species synonym Sicyos edulis Jacq. species synonym Chayota edulis (Jacq.) Jacq. species synonym |
| DataSource | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy 2023-08-28 |