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How did domestication change the chayote?

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How did domestication change the chayote?

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By Chelsie Vandaveer August 11, 2005 Sponsored By: Henry Fields Seed and Nursery—>Click here. killerPlants Tendrils: ~~1~~2~~3~~4~~5~~ Suggested Reading—>Click here. Assorted Killer Savings Garden Links—>Click here. Killer Picks: Unique Professionally Designed Gardens—>Click here. The mirliton or chayote (Sechium edule (Jacquin) Swartz) is a member of the Sicyinae, a subtribe of the Cucurbitaceae, the cucumber family. Members of this subtribe have spiny pollen and produce a single-seeded pendant fruit. The chayote is native to southern Mexico and Guatemala. Depending upon the authority, there are three to seven species of Sechium.

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