Thanks Sir for showing this Never seen this before On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 12:06 PM, Gurcharan Singh <singh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> *Sechium edule* (Jacq.) Swartz, Fl. Ind. Occid. 2: 1150. 1800. > syn: *Sicyos edulis* Jacq. > > Common names: Chayote squash > > Herbaceous climber with suborbicular leaves on long slender petioles; male > flowers 10-30 in a raceme on up to 30 cm long peduncle; female flowers one > or two in the same axil as male infl.; fruit pale green, obovoid, 8-16 cm > long, 5-grooved in upper part, slightly hispid. > > Photographed from California > > > <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-x-4pla9nWvM/T4EvtWIn2QI/AAAAAAAABAs/yhClTt3Awz8/s1600/Sechium-edule-DSC09896-California-1.jpg> > Sechium-edule-DSC09896-California-1 > > > > <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-p75WZbbGUGI/T4EwfLbLIiI/AAAAAAAABA4/fdRW_ujCCBI/s1600/Sechium-edule-DSC09903-California-2.jpg> > Sechium-edule-DSC09903-California-2 > > > > <https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-xRfK7xV56zE/T4ExCjZgJxI/AAAAAAAABBE/lN79sGb_tVE/s1600/Sechium-edule-DSC09901-California-4.jpg> > Sechium-edule-DSC09901-California-4 > > > > <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-eifK_IeUW70/T4ExhhTCF4I/AAAAAAAABBQ/lxoGmkjUBrA/s1600/Sechium-edule-Chayote-fruit-market-California-3.jpg> > Sechium-edule-Chayote-fruit-market-California-3 > > Gurcharan Singh > > > > > -- Regards Dr Balkar Singh Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology Arya P G College, Panipat Haryana-132103 09416262964
