Genus: Sechium P. Browne

Sometimes included in: Sicyos L.

• conserved (nom. cons.) with a conserved type (Vienna ICBN Art. 14.9 & App. III)
• all 10 accepted species are in GRIN

Complete List of Accepted Species Records.

References for genus:

• Lira-Saade, R. 1995. Estudios taxonómicos en el género Sechium P. Br. (Cucurbitaceae). Unpublished dissertation (Ph.D.) (Univ. Nac. Auton. Mexico) 1–267. [accepts].
  
• Lira-Saade, R. 1995. Estudios taxonómicos y ecogeográficos de las Cucurbitaceae Latinoamericanas de importancia económica. Syst. Ecogeogr. Stud. Crop Genepools 9:116–173. [accepts].
  
• Schaefer, H. & S. S. Renner. 2011. Phylogenetic relationships in the order Cucurbitales and a new classification of the gourd family (Cucurbitaceae). Taxon 60:122–138. [= Sicyos L.].
  

More:

KBD: Kew Bibliographic Databases of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Note: Log on to KBD for better access.

Synonyms (=), probable synonyms (=~), and possible synonyms (~) for genus:

• (= ) Ahzolia Standl. & Steyerm.
• (= ) Chayota Jacq.
• (= ) Chocho Adans.
• (~ ) Frantzia Pittier
• (= ) Polakowskia Pittier

Check other nomenclature databases for Sechium:

• ING: Index Nominum Genericorum
• NCU-3e: Names in Current Use for Extant Plant Genera

Check other databases for images:

• PlantSystematics.org
• H. D. Wilson's Vascular Plant Image Library (Texas A. & M. University)

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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