⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.

This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record kew-2490160, with some changes.

Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw. is an accepted name

This name is the accepted name of a species in the genus Sechium (family Cucurbitaceae).

The record derives from WCSP (in review) which reports it as an accepted name with original publication details: Fl. Ind. Occid. 2: 1150 1800.

Full publication details for this name can be found in IPNI: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:293884-1.

Synonyms:

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name	Status	Confi­dence level	Source
Chayota edulis (Jacq.) Jacq.	Synonym		WCSP (in review)
Cucumis acutangulus Descourt.	Synonym		TRO
Sechium americanum Poir.	Synonym		TRO
Sechium chayota Jacq. ex Hemsl.	Synonym		TRO
Sicyos edulis Jacq.	Synonym		WCSP (in review)
Sicyos laciniatus Descourt.	Synonym		TRO