Selenicereus
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Selenicereus, from Ancient Greek σελήνη, meaning "moon", and Latin cēreus, meaning "candle", sometimes known as moonlight cactus, is a genus of epiphytic, lithophytic, and terrestrial cacti, found in
Pitayas of various colours
Selenicereus anthonyanus
Hylocereus costaricensis
Hylocereus polyrhizus
Dragon fruit
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Dragon fruit, also called pitahaya or pitaya, is the fruit of several species in the cactus genus Selenicereus, particularly Selenicereus undatus, native to the southern regions of Mexico and the Paci
Selenicereus
…the genus Hylocereus was brought into synonymy with Selenicereus. A number of species of Selenicereus produce fruit that is eaten. The fruit, known as pitaya or pitahaya in Spanish or as dragon fruit, may be collected from the wild or the plants may be cultivated. Clambering plants with flat to angled stems…
Cross section of a pink dragon fruit.
Dragon fruit (Selenicereus undatus) on a shelf in a market in Taiwan.
Fruit of Selenicereus megalanthus
Dragon fruit with the pulp exposed