Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Caryophyllales > Cactaceae > Selenicereus > Selenicereus undatus

Selenicereus undatus (nightblooming cactus)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Hylocereus undatus (white-fleshed pitahaya) is a species of Cactaceae 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. The native origin of the species has never been resolved.
View Wikipedia Record: Selenicereus undatus

Attributes

Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Structure [1]  Tree

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Canaveral National Seashore II 9090 Florida, United States
Everglades and Dry Tortugas Biosphere Reserve   Florida, United States  

Predators

Diaspis echinocacti (cactus scale)[2]
Lopholeucaspis cockerelli (Cockerell scale)[3]
Phenacoccus madeirensis (Mexican mealybug)[3]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 2Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
♦ 3Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0