Selenicereus costaricensis

Red-fleshed pitahaya
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Selenicereus
Species:
S. costaricensis
Binomial name
Selenicereus costaricensis
(F.A.C.Weber) S.Arias & N.Korotkova
Synonyms

For the issues with the validity of these names, see § Taxonomy.

  • Cereus trigonus var. costaricensis F.A.C.Weber
  • Cereus costaricensis A.Berger
  • Hylocereus costaricensis (F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose

Selenicereus costaricensis, synonym Hylocereus costaricensis, known as the Costa Rican pitahaya or Costa Rica nightblooming cactus, is a cactus species native to Central America and north-eastern South America.[1] The species is grown commercially for its fruit, called pitaya or pitahaya, but is also an impressive ornamental vine with huge flowers. The species may not be distinct from Selenicereus monacanthus.

  1. ^ a b Hammel, B. (2013). "Hylocereus costaricensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T151841A567360. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T151841A567360.en.