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| Selenicereus undatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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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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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]
- ^ a b Janick, 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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- ^ "Selenicereus undatus (Belle-Of-The-Night, Cinderella Plant, Dragon Fruit, Dragon Fruit Tree, Honolulu Queen, Jesus in the Cradle, Moonflower, Moonlight Cactus, Nightblooming Cactus, Night Blooming Cereus, Pitahya Plant, Pitaya, Queen of the Night, Red Pitaya, Strawberry-Pear) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox".
- ^ Reisigl, Herbert (1965). World of Flowers. New York: Viking Press. p. 99 (with excellent photograph).