Selenicereus undatus
COMMON NAME | Dragon Fruit, white-fleshed pitahaya |
TYPE | Vine |
FAMILY | Cactaceae |
NOTES | Dragonfruit
stems are scandent (climbing habit), creeping, sprawling or clambering, and
branch profusely. It has scented, nocturnal flowers that produce oblong to
oval fruit, 6–12 cm long, 4–9 cm thick, red with large bracteoles, with white
pulp and edible black seeds. |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | Originates in the Americas, but the precise origin
of the species H. undatus is uncertain |
NATIVE
HABITAT | Vining,
terrestrial or epiphytic cactus growing on rocks and trees. |
WEB SOURCES | https://candidegardening.com/US/plants/eaabf98455d9bdfef9c454fdb2e2c09c |
