Sicyos edulis Jacq.

Species

Angiosperms > Cucurbitales > Cucurbitaceae > Sicyos

Characteristics

A perennial monoecious herb. It grows 12m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention -
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0
Mature height (meter) 12.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.5
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
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Fruit color
Fruiting months
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-8
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses animal food bee plant environmental use fiber fodder food gene source material medicinal
Edible flowers fruits leaves roots seeds stems tubers
Therapeutic use Anti-inflammatory agents (fruit), Antihypertensive agents (leaf), Cardiotonic agents (leaf), Arteriosclerosis (unspecified), Bronchitis (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Hypertension (unspecified), Leucoderma (unspecified), Pertussis (unspecified), Freckle (unspecified), Catarrh (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 19 - 30
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Sicyos edulis unspecified picture

Distribution

Sicyos edulis world distribution map, present in Australia, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Barbados, Bhutan, China, Cameroon, Cook Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Spain, Fiji, Guadeloupe, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala, Guam, Honduras, Croatia, Haiti, India, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Mexico, Myanmar, Martinique, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Nepal, New Zealand, Panama, Peru, Papua New Guinea, Puerto Rico, Réunion, El Salvador, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Taiwan, Province of China, United States of America, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:293946-1
WFO ID wfo-0000441493
COL ID 4X7HV
BDTFX ID 84420
INPN ID 636548
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Sicyos edulis Sechium edule Sechium americanum Chayota edulis Sechium edule subsp. edule Sechium edule subsp. sylvestre