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Several species previously placed in the genus have large edible fruits, which are known as pitayas, pitahayas or dragonfruits. In 2017, a molecular phylogenetic study confirmed an earlier finding that the genus Hylocereus was nested within Selenicereus , so all the species of Hylocereus were transferred to Selenicereus .
Selenicereus costaricensis, synonym Hylocereus costaricensis, known as the Costa Rican pitahaya or Costa Rica nightblooming cactus, is a cactus species native to Central America and north-eastern South America. [1] The species is grown commercially for its fruit, called pitaya or pitahaya, but is also an impressive ornamental vine with
Selenicereus undatus, the white-fleshed pitahaya, is a species of the genus Selenicereus (formerly Hylocereus) in the family Cactaceae [1] and is the most cultivated species in the genus. It is used both as an ornamental vine and as a fruit crop – the pitahaya or dragon fruit .
Juan Sánchez Cotán, Still Life with Game Fowl, Vegetables and Fruits (1602), Museo del Prado, Madrid. A still life (pl.: still lifes) is a work of art depicting mostly inanimate subject matter, typically commonplace objects which are either natural (food, flowers, dead animals, plants, rocks, shells, etc.) or human-made (drinking glasses, books, vases, jewelry, coins, pipes, etc.).
Selenicereus megalanthus, synonym Hylocereus megalanthus, [1] is a cactus species in the genus Selenicereus that is native to northern South America, where it is known, along with its fruit, by the name of pitahaya.
Still Life with Parrot and Flag: Naturaleza muerta con loro y bandera: Oil on masonite, 28 x 40 cm Collection of Diaz Ordaz, Mexico City, Mexico 1951 Still Life with Parrot and Fruit: Naturaleza muerta con loro y fruta: Oil on canvas, 25.4 x 29.7 cm University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States 1951 The Circle: El circulo: Oil on ...
Brígida del Río, the Bearded Lady of Peñaranda; 1590, 102 × 61 cm, Prado Museum.. Sánchez Cotán was born in the town of Orgaz, near Toledo, Spain.He was a friend and perhaps pupil of Blas de Prado, an artist famous for his still lifes whose mannerist style with touches of realism the disciple developed further.
Thus, although the painting seems to be at first sight an ordinary still life concentrating on foodstuffs, it is rich with symbolism; it in fact hides a symbolic religious meaning, and embodies a visual metaphor encouraging spiritual life. Aertsen made a name for himself during the 1550s painting scenes from everyday life in a naturalistic manner.