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Sechium edule, Sicyos edule, Chayote, Chayote Squash, Vegetable Pear, Chaw Chaw. Sechium edule 'Spiny-fruited'
Sechium edule 'Spiny-fruited'

Sechium edule, Sicyos edule

Chayote, Chayote Squash, Vegetable Pear, Chaw Chaw
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Origin: Mexico, Central America
Groundcover and low-growing 2ft plantVine or creeper plantSemi-shadeFull sunRegular waterYellow, orange flowersThorny or spinyEdible plantDeciduous plantEthnomedical plant.
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The Sechium edule can be grown on the ground, but as a climbing plant, it will grow onto anything, and can easily rise as high as 12 meters when support is provided.

In the most common variety, the fruit is roughly pear-shaped, somewhat flattened and with coarse wrinkles, ranging from 10 to 20 cm in length. It looks like a green pear, and it has a thin, green skin fused with the green to white flesh, and a single, large, flattened pit. It is a true multi-purpose crop with edible fruit, edible leaves and edible tuberous roots. Some varieties have spiny fruits.



Sechium edule, Sicyos edule, Chayote, Chayote Squash, Vegetable Pear, Chaw Chaw
Sechium edule, Sicyos edule, Chayote, Chayote Squash, Vegetable Pear, Chaw Chaw. Sechium edule 'Spiny-fruited'
Sechium edule 'Spiny-fruited'


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