Selenicereus triangularis

Selenicereus triangularis
(L.) Britton & Rose

Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Cactaceae
Genus	Hylocereus

2n =

Origin : area of origin

wild or cultivated

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Popular names

• English:
• French: cierge rampant, cierge-liane
• Spanish: pitahaya amarilla, pitaja, pitaya, pitaya amarilla
• Portuguese: cardeiro trepador, cardo ananas

Classification

Hylocereus triangularis (L.) Britton & Rose (1909)

basionym

• Cactus triangularis L. (1753)

synonym

• Cereus triangularis (L.) Haw. (1812), non Miller (1768)

Uses

• fruit edible.

References

• Bauer, R., 2003. A synopsis of the tribe Hylocereeae F. Buxb. Cactaceae Systematics Initiatives, 17: 3-63.

Links

GRIN page

Prota4U page

New World Fruit DB

IPNI page