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Selenicereus undatus
Fruit
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Order:
Caryophyllales
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Cactoideae
Genus:
Selenicereus
Species:
S. undatus
Binomial name
Selenicereus undatus
(Haworth) D.R.Hunt
Synonyms[2]
Cactus triangularis aphyllus Jacquin
Cereus triangularis major de Candolle
Cereus undatus Haworth
Cereus tricostatus Gosselin
Hylocereus tricostatus (Gosselin) Britton & Rose
Hylocereus undatus (Haworth) Britton & Rose[1]
Selenicereus undatus, the white-fleshed pitahaya, is a species of the genus Selenicereus (formerly Hylocereus) in the family Cactaceae[1] and is the most cultivated species in the genus. It is used both as an ornamental vine and as a fruit crop - the pitahaya or dragon fruit.[3]
Like all true cacti, the genus originates in the Americas,S. undatus is originates from Mexico to Honduras;[4] it may be a hybrid. It is most frequently attributed to the island of Martinique in the West Indies[5]
^ abJanick, Jules; Paull, Robert E., eds. (2008). "C". The Encyclopedia of Fruit and Nuts. Cambridge, United Kingdom: CABI International. pp. 215–216. ISBN 978-0-85199-638-7.
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