Sechium is a genus in the tribe Sicyoeae of the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae. Its best known member is the edible and widely cultivated chayote. Species The accepted species in the genus are: Sechium chinantlense Lira & F. Chiang Sechium compositum (Donn. Sm.) C. Jeffrey Sechium edule (Jacq.) Sw. The chayote or christophine Sechium hintonii (Paul G. Wilson) C. Jeffrey Sechium mexicanum Lira & M. Nee Sechium panamense (Wunderlin) Lira & F.Chiang Sechium pittieri (Cogn.) C.Jeffrey Sechium tacaco (Pittier) C. Jeffrey Sechium talamancensis (Wunderlin) C.Jeffrey Sechium venosum (L.D.Gómez) Lira & F.Chiang Sechium villosum (Wunderlin) C. Jeffrey References Cucurbitoideae Cucurbitaceae genera