Selenicereus undatus

Selenicereus undatus

Selenicereus undatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Hylocereeae
Genus: Selenicereus
Species: Selenicereus undatus

Name

Selenicereus undatus (Haw.) D.R.Hunt, Cactaceae Syst. Init. 36: 35. (2017)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Cereus undatus Haw., Phil. Mag. 7: 110 (1830)
• Homotypic
  • Hylocereus undatus (Haw.) Britton & Rose, (1918)
• Heterotypic
  • Cereus tricostatus Rol.-Goss., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 54: 664. (1908) syn. sec. Korotkova & al. (2017)
  • Hylocereus tricostatus (aut|Rol.-Goss.) Britton & Rose, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 429. (1909) syn. sec. Korotkova & al. (2017)
  • Hylocereus undatus subsp. luteocarpus Cálix de Dios, Haseltonia 11: 12. (2005)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Introduced into: Bahamas, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Cambodia, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, China Southeast, Colombia, Comoros, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Hainan, Hawaii, KwaZulu-Natal, Leeward Is., Mauritius, New Caledonia, Niue, Northern Provinces, Puerto Rico, Réunion, Sardegna, Sicilia, St.Helena, Taiwan, Tunisia, Vietnam, Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hunt, D.R. 2017. Cactaceae Systematics Initiatives 36: 35.

Additional references

• Korotkova, N., Borsch, T.H. & Arias, S., 2017. A phylogenetic framework for the Hylocereeae (Cactaceae) and implications for the circumscription of the genera. Phytotaxa 327(1): 1-46. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.327.1.1 ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Selenicereus undatus in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov. 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Selenicereus undatus. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 25 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Selenicereus undatus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 Nov. 2021.

Vernacular names

Basa Bali: Buah Naga
English: Dragon Fruit, Pitahaya, Strawberry Pear
suomi: Tarhametsäkaktus, pitaijakaktus
français: fruit du dragon
Bahasa Indonesia: Buah Naga
српски / srpski: Змајево воће / Zmajevo voće, Питаја / Pitaja, Црвено змајево воће / Crveno zmajevo voće

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