EPPO Global Database

Selenicereus undatus(HCRUN)

Overview
Code created in: 2001-09-29

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: HCRUN
  • Preferred name: Selenicereus undatus
  • Authority: (Haworth) Hunt

Notes

Mexico, Central America. Cultivated as an ornamental. Introduced in Mediterranean, Bangladesh, China (including Taiwan), Indochina, South Africa, USA (Florida), Caribbean, South America (Colombia, eastern Brazil)


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Hylocereus undatus (Haworth) Britton & Rose

Common names
Name Language
dragon fruit English
night-blooming cereus English (US)
pitaya English
strawberry-pear English
Pitaya German
pitahaya French
flor de cáliz Spanish
pitahaya Spanish (HN)
reina de la noche Spanish
cacto-barse Portuguese
cacto-trepador Portuguese
dama-da-noite Portuguese
rainha-de-noite Portuguese
buah naga Indonesian