Descourtilz, M.E.,
Flore [pittoresque et] médicale des Antilles
(1821-1829)
Fl. Méd. Antilles
vol. 5
(1827)
t.
328
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Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw.
name cited:
Cucumis acutangulus Descourt.
name recognized:
Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw.
name recognized (basionym):
Sicyos edulis Jacq.
drawing:
J.T. Descourtilz
family:
Cucurbitaceae
subfamily: Cucurbitoideae
tribe: Melothrieae
epithet cited:
acutangulus,-a,-um
epithet recognized:
edulis,-is,-e
Illustration contributed by:
Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, U.S.A.
link to this page:
http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=91443
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homotypic synonyms:
Chayota edulis
(Jacq.) Jacq.;
Sicyos edulis
Jacq.;
heterotypic synonyms:
Cucumis acutangulus
Descourt.;
Sechium americanum
Poiret;
Sechium chayota
Jacq. ex Hemsley;
Sicyos angulata
Sessé & Moc.;
Sicyos laciniatus
Descourt.;