Selenicereus undatus
| Selenicereus undatus | |
|---|---|
| Fruit | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Selenicereus |
| Species: | S. undatus |
| Binomial name | |
| 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 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.
Like all true cacti, the genus originates in the Americas, S. undatus is originates from Mexico to Honduras; it may be a hybrid. It is most frequently attributed to the island of Martinique in the West Indies.