Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR)

Sechium edule
(Cucurbitaceae)

 
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Species description or overview

Sechium edule information from PIER
Information on Sechium edule as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Sechium edule
Nomenclatural information about Sechium edule is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

ITIS nomenclature info for Sechium edule
Nomenclatural information about Sechium edule is provided by ITIS.

IPNI nomenclature info for Sechium edule
Nomenclatural information about Sechium edule is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).

Impacts

Sechium edule (Cucurbitaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Sechium edule as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Images

Images of Sechium edule (Cucurbitaceae) (chayote, pipinella)
Links to high-resolution free images of Sechium edule (Cucurbitaceae) (chayote, pipinella) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.

Sechium edule images from PIER
Images of Sechium edule provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Bibliography

References for Sechium edule  new posting 
Bibliographic references for Sechium edule are provided by HEAR.

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