Sechium P.Br.

From the West Indian name chachaSee description for Sechium edule.

Mature fruits.

Hard green pear-shaped fruits.

1 species from tropical America.

Source: Spencer, R. (1997). Cucurbitaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 2. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 1. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.

kingdom Plantae
phylum   Tracheophyta
class    Magnoliopsida
superorder     Rosanae
order      Cucurbitales
family       Cucurbitaceae
Higher taxa
Subordinate taxa
species         Sechium edule Sw.