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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.
The dalandan has a green or sometimes a red-orange skin, which when you peel the skin off, will reveal a fruit which generally looks like an orange. While it is regularly sweet, the fruit has a sour taste. [2] The dalandan also contains yellowish juice sacks. The fruit has a size of 5 to 9 cm (2.0 to 3.5 in) in diameter. [1]
Dragonfruit stems are scandent (climbing habit), creeping, sprawling or clambering, and branch profusely. There can be four to seven of them, between 5 and 10 m (16 and 33 ft)or longer, with joints from 30 to 120 cm (12 to 47 in) or longer, and 10 to 12 cm (3.9 to 4.7 in) thick; with generally three ribs; margins are corneous (horn-like) with age, and undulate.
Apparently, rumor has it that if you eat one dragon fruit—the yellow-skinned variety with white flesh in particular—it can act like a natural laxative and will inspire your body to have one of ...
In a cocktail shaker, combine vodka, lemon juice, orange liqueur, and 1/2 oz. dragon fruit syrup. Fill shaker with ice, cover, and vigorously shake until outside of shaker is very frosty, about 20 ...
Mangosteen is the national fruit of Thailand. It is also known as the ‘Queen of Fruits’. It is available from May until August. Mangosteen is called ‘Mangkhud’ in Thai language. Turkey: Sultana Grapes: Vitis vinifera [citation needed] Turkmenistan: Watermelon: Citrullus lanatus [citation needed] United Arab Emirates: Dates: Phoenix ...
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The fruit of the longan is similar to that of the lychee, but is less aromatic in taste. [4] The longan (from Vietnamese long nhãn [5] or Cantonese lùhng ngáahn 龍眼, literally 'dragon eye'), is so named because the black seed within the shelled fruit creates the appearance of an eyeball. The plant is native to tropical Asia and China.