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Chayote
Chayote
Sicyos edulis
Plantae
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
Perennial vine
Size
Large
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Tropical highland
Range
Mesoamerica
Movement
Climbing
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Spines
Status
Uncommon

About

Chayote is a mild-flavored squash native to Central America, where the wrinkled, pear-shaped fruit, leaves, and tuberous roots are all eaten — making it one of the most fully utilized vegetables in traditional cuisine.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cucurbitales
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Genus
Sicyos
Species
Sicyos edulis