Sechium edule (Chayote)

Sechium edule (Chayote) green fruit close up with prickly texture and oval round shape.
Sechium edule 'Spiny-fruited'

Botanical names: Sechium edule, Sicyos edule

Common names: 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. Plants marked as ethnomedical and/or described as medicinal, are not offered as medicine but rather as ornamentals or plant collectibles. Ethnomedical statements / products have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. We urge all customers to consult a physician before using any supplements, herbals or medicines advertised here or elsewhere.

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 (Chayote) green fruit pile close up captured on a surface.
Sechium edule (Chayote) green fruit close up with prickly texture piled in a black bin.
Sechium edule 'Spiny-fruited'


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