Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Cucurbitaceae | Genus: Sechium | Species: Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw. |
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| Synonym | Chayota edulis, Sechium americanum | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Chayote, Mirliton, Vegetable Pear | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Green -fruited Chayote, Common Chayote | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Dash Kush | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | 1500-2000 m | Fruit Type | Follicle |
| Habit | Climber | Fruit Details | The fruit is solitary or rarely occurs in pairs it is viviparous, fleshy and sometimes longitudinally sulcate or crestate |
| Habitat | Occurs moist steep hillsides and also cultivated | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | South Asia (India), South-East Asia, Tropical America, Africa | Bark Details | Light green, Smooth |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | It is a vine can be grown on the ground but as a climbing plant it will grow onto anything and can easily rise as high as 12 m when support is provided has heart-shaped leaves, 10–25 cm wide and tendrils on the stem | Leaf Details | Leaves are on sulcate petioles of 8-15 cm in length,cordate to suborbicular measure 8-18 X 9-22 cm are slightly lobate |
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