Sechium edule Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw., Fl. Ind. Occid.: 1150. 1800≡Sicyos edulis Jacq., Enum. Syst. Pl.: 32. 1760≡Chayota edulis (Jacq.) Jacq., Select. Stirp. Amer. Hist., ed. 2: 245. 1780Type: JacquinType: JacquinType: Jacquin