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Sechium edule

Choko

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Choko, Choyote, Chayote, Pipinella, Christophine; German Chayote; French Chayotte, Chou-chou

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE Mexico - C.America

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Introduced - Recent, Not naturalised; Land, lowlands

SIGNIFICANCE LIST: Food (Fruit 0+)

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea:
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
+
-
-
-

Northern Group:
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW
-
-
-
-
-
-

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Scientific Taxonomy

Sechium edule (N.Jacquin)
SYNONYMS: Sicyos edule N.Jacquin 1760

TAXONOMY: PLANTAE; ANTHOPHYTA (=Angiospermae); MAGNOLIOPSIDA (=Dicotyledones); DILLENIIDAE; Violales; CUCURBITACEAE

More Information

GENERAL NOTE: Fruit, tuberous roots and young leaves cooked and eaten as vegetable.

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
None Recorded.

References:
p.572 Wagner et al.- Flowering Plants of Hawaii
p.813 Neal - In Gardens of Hawaii
p.2/686 A.C.Smith - Flora Vitiensis Nova
p.103 Wilder - Flora of Rarotonga

Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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