1- Introduction to the Species Hylocereus megalanthus - Yellow Dragon fruit
1.1- Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Hylocereeae
Genus: Hylocereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose
Species: Hylocereus megalanthus (K. Schumann ex Vaupel) Ralf Bauer
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Hylocereeae
Genus: Hylocereus (A.Berger) Britton & Rose
Species: Hylocereus megalanthus (K. Schumann ex Vaupel) Ralf Bauer
1.2- Species Hylocereus megalanthus - Yellow pitahaya or Yellow dragon fruit
+ Overview
Hylocereus megalanthus is a cactus species in the genus Hylocereus that is native to northern South America, where it is known, along with its fruit, by the name of Pitahaya. The species is grown commercially for its yellow fruit, but is also an impressive ornamental climbing vine with perhaps the largest flowers of all cacti.
The yellow fruit has thorns, unlike the red dragon fruits (Hylocereus undatus, Hylocereus polyrhizus, Hylocereus costaricensis), and is commonly known as "yellow dragon fruit", "yellow pitahaya" or "yellow pitaya".
Synonyms:
1- Cereus megalanthus K. Schumann ex Vaupel
2- Mediocactus megalanthus (K. Schumann ex Vaupel) Britton & Rose
3- Selenicereus megalanthus (K. Schumann ex Vaupel) Moran
+ Names and Etymology
- Names:
English: "yellow dragon fruit", "yellow pitahaya" or "yellow pitaya".
- Etymology:
Megalanthus (Greek) - large flowered. This species produces among of the largest flowers within the cactus family.
+ Overview
Hylocereus megalanthus is a cactus species in the genus Hylocereus that is native to northern South America, where it is known, along with its fruit, by the name of Pitahaya. The species is grown commercially for its yellow fruit, but is also an impressive ornamental climbing vine with perhaps the largest flowers of all cacti.
The yellow fruit has thorns, unlike the red dragon fruits (Hylocereus undatus, Hylocereus polyrhizus, Hylocereus costaricensis), and is commonly known as "yellow dragon fruit", "yellow pitahaya" or "yellow pitaya".
Synonyms:
1- Cereus megalanthus K. Schumann ex Vaupel
2- Mediocactus megalanthus (K. Schumann ex Vaupel) Britton & Rose
3- Selenicereus megalanthus (K. Schumann ex Vaupel) Moran
+ Names and Etymology
- Names:
English: "yellow dragon fruit", "yellow pitahaya" or "yellow pitaya".
- Etymology:
Megalanthus (Greek) - large flowered. This species produces among of the largest flowers within the cactus family.
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