Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated plants
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8636.000 Sechium
Bailey, L.H. & Bailey, E.Z. (1976) Hortus Third. A concise Dictionary of Plants Cultivated in the United States and Canada Macmillan Publishing Co, Inc., New York
Description of the genus
Monoecious climber, with a tuberous root, bearing tendrils. Flowers cream or greenish-white. Male inflorescence a raceme of numerous flowers. Female inflorescence axillary, consisting of 1-2 flowers. Fruit large, thick, often ± pear-shaped, sometimes spiny. Derivation of name: from a West Indian name Worldwide: 6 species in tropical America Zimbabwe: 1 cultivated taxon. |
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| edule (Jacq.) Sw. | Description, Image |
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External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): SechiumBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Sechium
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Sechium
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Sechium
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Sechium
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Sechium
JSTOR Plant Science: Sechium
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Sechium
Plants of the World Online: Sechium
Tropicos: Sechium
Wikipedia: Sechium
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