Dragonfruit
Selenicereus undatus is a lithophytic or hemiepiphytic cactus with creeping, sprawling or clambering stems. It branch profusely. The stems are green, with generally 3 ribs, up to 33 feet (10 m) long, with joints up to 4 feet (1.2 m) long and up to 4.8 inches (12 cm) wide. They climb by use of aerial roots. Margins are horny and undulate with wings that are up to 2 inches (5 cm) wide. The spines on adult branches are 1 to 3, grayish-brown to black in color and up to 1.2 inches (3 cm) long. The scented, nocturnal flowers are greenish-yellow or whitish, rarely rose-tinged with green, up to 14 inches (35 cm) long and up to 12 inches (30 cm) in diameter. The fruit is oblong to oval, up to 5 inches (12.5 cm) long and up to 3.6 inches (9 cm) in diameter.
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Edible Poriton: Fruit, Seeds, Flowers, Vegetable, Stems A cactus which climbs. It has triangular stalks. Stalks can be 7 m long. It grows in soil and on rotting plant material. It has aerialroots enabling it to climb. The stems have joints and branched. The spine spots are spaced along the edge...
- Abstract, African Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 2017 Studies on the cacti of the genera, Hylocereus Tropical and Subtropical America are scarce. Cultivation and consumption of different species and varieties of pitaya (Hylocereus undatus) may represent a source of diversified agricultural...
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Hylocereus undatusis a lithophytic or hemiepiphyticcactuswith creeping, sprawling or clambering stems. It branch profusely. The stems are green, with generally 3 ribs, up to 33 feet (10 m) long, with joints up to 4 feet (1.2 m) long and up to 4.8 inches (12 cm) wide. They climb by use of aerial...