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Dragon fruit sold in a market in Chiayi, Taiwan. A pitaya (/ p ɪ ˈ t aɪ. ə /) or pitahaya (/ ˌ p ɪ t ə ˈ h aɪ. ə /) is the fruit of several cactus species indigenous to the region of southern Mexico and along the Pacific coasts of Guatemala, Costa Rica, and El Salvador.
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.
Description Distribution Flower Fruit Selenicereus anthonyanus (Alexander) D.R.Hunt: Stems like those of Epiphyllum anguliger but more vining and with short spines. Flowers ca. 12 cm long, 10–15 cm wide, the outer inner tepals purplish, the inner cream. [citation needed] Mexico. [5] Selenicereus alliodorus (Gómez-Hin. & H.M.Hern.) S. Arias ...
“If this is more fiber than you typically eat pre-cycling, opt for a smaller portion of dragon fruit—like a ½ cup—paired with a lower-fiber fruit like a 6-inch banana, which provides about ...
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 ...
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.
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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 skinned fruit of S. megalanthus has thorns, unlike the green, red or yellow skinned dragon fruits of S. undatus, S. monacanthus and their cultivated hybrids.