Another - What is this climbing plant

[Martin Page]

Another what is this..

Ive just bought from a nursery a vine like climber that has a very large seed, not unlike a wrinkled pear to look at, light yellow/green and very firm.
It grows with dark green arrow shaped leaves with spiral tendrills for climbing
Id post a picture, but i dont know how.

Any ideas ? The guy refered to it as a chiorchi or creorchie or something like ...but I cant find it in any reference book. Its certainly a talking point !

[keddyboy]

Not any form of Passion Flower?

[Martin Page]

I dont think so ...

Hopefully this should be a photo of it (thankyou Enrique for the heads up)

[anis]

It looks a little like an ornamental gourd ( buffalo gourd or similar) - some members of that family have ivy shaped leaves. Gourds have climbing tendrils.

[Enrique]

Hi Martin,
Do a Google search ......."buffalo gourd" and select images..........

Not the climber you really wanted ?

[Martin Page]

Nope - I dont think so. Its not as large as that and its not as green. The leaves are also wrong.
Its only as big as a mans fist and quite hard ....

[murbisa]

It looks like some sort of fruit by its leaves. Not unlike melon, courgette or egg plant leaves

[Martin Page]

Found it ! Its a Chayote. if your interested ....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chayote

[murbisa]

That was interesting Martin - I thought it was some sort of fruit. Can't say I have ever seen one.

[anis]

Weird looking fruit isn't it ?
That's why I thought it was a gourd of some sort - I hit on the right family, wrong genus, must try harder .