. Edible and poisonous plants of the Caribbean region . S3. Chayote Sechium edule The chayote, as it is called in English and Spanish, is a remarkable plant because all parts of it can be eaten. The flowers and young branches are prepared as greens, like spinach. The smooth or spiny fruits, when young and tender, are cooked in various ways and eaten, together with the single large seed. The tuberous roots, resembling large sweet potatoes, are pre- pared and eaten like potatoes. Chayote is planted commonly in tropical America and is especially abundant in Central America at low and middle altit
. Edible and poisonous plants of the Caribbean region . S3. Chayote Sechium edule The chayote, as it is called in English and Spanish, is a remarkable plant because all parts of it can be eaten. The flowers and young branches are prepared as greens, like spinach. The smooth or spiny fruits, when young and tender, are cooked in various ways and eaten, together with the single large seed. The tuberous roots, resembling large sweet potatoes, are pre- pared and eaten like potatoes. Chayote is planted commonly in tropical America and is especially abundant in Central America at low and middle altitudes. It is not found growing wild. It is called huisquil or giiisquil in northern Central America; chocho in Jamaica; and the roots are known in Central America as chinta, chintla, or rdiz.
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