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Selenicereus undatus
Species of cactus / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Selenicereus undatus, the white-fleshed pitahaya, is a species of the genus Selenicereus (formerly Hylocereus) in the family Cactaceae[2] 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]
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
Genus: | Selenicereus |
Species: | S. undatus |
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Selenicereus undatus (Haworth) D.R.Hunt | |
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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]