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Link to enlarge vase K7784 &#copy; Justin Kerr Charles Zidar
ANCIENT MAYA BOTANICAL RESEARCH

Family:  Curcurbitaceae
Genus:  Sechium
Species:  edule
Authority:  (Jacq.) Sw.
Common Name:  pataste or chayote
Maya Name:  chu-um or huisquil
Maya Plant Use:  Food, medicine, products, poison and spice/flavoring/preservative Fruit, shoots and root eaten, shoots added to bean dish


Other Plant Photos:

Additional views of the plant species, click on a photo below to view larger image.



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