Hylocereus undatus

species of plant, dragonfruit
Taxon taxon Q131730
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Summary

Hylocereus undatus is a taxon[1]. It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Cactus of the year[3]
  • Instance of: epiphyte[4]
  • Taxon rank: species[5]
  • IUCN conservation status: Data Deficient[6]
  • Parent taxon: Hylocereus[7]
  • Taxon name: Hylocereus undatus[8]
  • Has use: food[9], medicinal plant[10], vegetable[11]
  • Commons category: Selenicereus undatus[12]
  • Has basionym: Cereus undatus[13]
  • Topic's main category: Selenicereus undatus[14]
  • Commons gallery: Hylocereus undatus[15]
  • Described by source: Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 52(1)[16]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=19487[17]
  • Short name: H. undatus[18]
  • Taxon common name: nightblooming cactus[19], pitaijakaktus[20], Tarhametsäkaktus[21], Pitahaya Blanco[22], Pitahaya Orejona[23], Pitaya[24], Cierge-lézard[25], Fruit du dragon[26], Poire de chardon[27], Belle of the Night[28], Dragonfruit[29], Dragon Fruit[30], Night Blooming Cereus[31], Pitahaya[32]
  • Invasive to: People's Republic of China[33]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[34]
  • CITES Appendix: Appendix II of CITES[35]

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Identifiers

Hylocereus undatus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 62939[36]. Hylocereus undatus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 487275[37]. Hylocereus undatus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3084394[38]. Hylocereus undatus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 503101[39].

FAQs

What awards did Hylocereus undatus receive?

Honors received include Cactus of the year[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Das große Kakteen-Lexikon. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [39] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [37] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [38] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [30] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [31] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [32] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [33] ↑ . The categorization and analysis on the geographic distribution patterns of Chinese alien invasive plants. wikidata.org.
  36. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [35] ↑ . Species+. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Plants of the world online id → urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:125404-2
    Has basionym → Cereus undatus
    Microsoft academic id (discontinued) → 2781272265
    Red list of south african plants id → 4762-2
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