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Taxon:  Hylocereus undatus (Haw.) Britton & Rose



Summary
Genus:
Hylocereus
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Cactoideae
Tribe:
Hylocereeae
Nomen number:
19487
Place of publication:
N. L. Britton, Fl. Bermuda 256. 1918
Verified:
10/04/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Cereus undatus Haw.

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Reference(s)
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Common names
English
belle-of-the-night –
dragon-fruit –
moonlight cactus –
night-blooming cereus –
queen-of-the-night –
red pitaya –
strawberry-pear –
French
pitahaya rouge –
pitaya –
German
Distelbirne –
Spanish
chacam –
chak-wob –
junco tapatío –
pitahaya –
pitahaya dulce –
pitahaya orejona –
reina de la noche –
tasajo –
zacamb –
Swedish
röd pitahaya –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
2Cultivated    widely cult.
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth Africa  
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanReunion  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateChinaChina  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaNew South Walesn.e.
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueenslande.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFlorida 
4NaturalizedPacificNorth-Central PacificUnited StatesHawaii 
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificNew Caledonia  
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificNiue  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChileJuan Fernández Islands 
6Other    origin neotropics
Cultivated (widely cult.)
Naturalized
Africa
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Reunion
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China
  • EASTERN ASIA: Taiwan
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [New South Wales (n.e.), Queensland (e.)]
Northern America
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Florida]
Pacific
  • NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: New Caledonia, Niue
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Chile [Juan Fernández Islands]
Other (origin neotropics)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
Environmentalornamental Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
Human foodbeverage base Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Human foodfruit Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Human foodvegetable Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=19487. Accessed 8 May 2025.