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Pitaya usually refers to fruit of the genus Stenocereus, while pitahaya or dragon fruit refers to fruit of the genus Selenicereus (formerly Hylocereus), both in the family Cactaceae. [3] The common name in English – dragon fruit – derives from the leather-like skin and scaly spikes on the fruit exterior.
Male flowers grow on long spikes, while female flowers grow alone in leaf axils. The trunk is covered in long, sharp spikes that secrete poisonous sap . The sandbox tree's fruits are large, pumpkin -shaped capsules , 3–5 cm (1–2 in) long, 5–8 cm (2–3 in) diameter, with 16 carpels arranged radially.
Two types of oils can be produced from the fruit: the oil of external pulp and the seed. [3] 34% of the fruit weight corresponds to the external pulp that has 14% to 16% of the oil when it is raw. [1] It has been theorised that in the future this species might be exploited as an alternative to oil palm for the production of biodiesel. In one ...
Jay Wilde . Trees with Spiky Seed Pods. If you've encountered some round, spiny balls under a tree or maybe still on the plant, and you're wondering what it could be, it's likely one of several ...
Typha / ˈ t aɪ f ə / is a genus of about 30 species of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Typhaceae.These plants have a variety of common names, in British English as bulrush [4] or (mainly historically) reedmace, [5] in American English as cattail, [6] or punks, in Australia as cumbungi or bulrush, in Canada as bulrush or cattail, and in New Zealand as reed, cattail, bulrush ...
The so-called "murder hornet" has been eradicated from the United States, five years after the invasive species was first discovered in Washington state, officials declared Wednesday. There have ...
King Charles is reportedly furious over the Chinese spy scandal involving his brother Prince Andrew, according to multiple reports.. A friend of the palace told The Daily Beast that the royal's ...
Its fruit has horn-like spines, hence the name "horned melon". The ripe fruit has orange skin and lime-green, jelly-like flesh. The ripe fruit has orange skin and lime-green, jelly-like flesh. C. metuliferus is native to Southern Africa , [ 3 ] [ 4 ] in South Africa , Namibia , Botswana , Zambia , Malawi , Zimbabwe , Mozambique , and Angola .