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Internal ID UUID64405a9fbbccb133424531
Scientific name Selenicereus megalanthus
Authority (K.Schum. ex Vaupel) Moran
First published in in Gentes Herbarum 8: 325. 1953.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Cereus megalanthus K.Schum. ex Vaupel in Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 5: 284. 1913.
Hylocereus megalanthus (K.Schum. ex Vaupel) Ralf Bauer in Cactaceae Syst. Init. 17: 28. 2003.
Mediocactus megalanthus (K.Schum. ex Vaupel) Britton & Rose Cactaceae 2: 212. 1920.

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Language Common/alternative name
English mediocactus megalanthus
Arabic شمعية خشبية كبيرة الزهر
Arabic شمعية قمرية كبيرة الزهر
Catalan mediocactus megalanthus
Catalan hylocereus megalanthus
Galician mediocactus megalanthus
Galician hylocereus megalanthus
Korean 노란용과
Malayalam സെലെനിസെറിയസ് മെഗലാന്തസ്
Russian Хилоцереус крупноцветковый
Russian Гилоцереус крупноцветковый
Chinese 黄龙
Chinese 金龙果
Chinese 麒麟果(水果)

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  • Southern America
    • Western South America
      • Bolivia
      • Colombia
      • Ecuador
      • Peru

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0001288022
Tropicos 5102142
INPN 886333
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:232386-2
The Plant List tro-5102142
NCBI Taxonomy 1195127
IPNI 232386-2
iNaturalist 328112
GBIF 3942259
EPPO SNRME
USDA GRIN 410976
Wikipedia Selenicereus_megalanthus
Open Tree Of Life 5232197

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Advances in the Understanding of Postharvest Physiological Changes and the Storage and Preservation of Pitaya Wang X, Chen J, Luo D, Ba L Foods 24-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11083964
doi:10.3390/foods13091307
PMID:38731681
Evaluation of Bioactive Compounds and Antioxidant Activity in 51 Minor Tropical Fruits of Ecuador Coyago-Cruz E, Guachamin A, Villacís M, Rivera J, Neto M, Méndez G, Heredia-Moya J, Vera E Foods 11-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10742603
doi:10.3390/foods12244439
PMID:38137243
Natural Sources of Food Colorants as Potential Substitutes for Artificial Additives Vega EN, Ciudad-Mulero M, Fernández-Ruiz V, Barros L, Morales P Foods 12-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10670170
doi:10.3390/foods12224102
PMID:38002160
Plant-Associated Neoscytalidium dimidiatum—Taxonomy, Host Range, Epidemiology, Virulence, and Management Strategies: A Comprehensive Review Derviş S, Özer G J Fungi (Basel) 26-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10672476
doi:10.3390/jof9111048
PMID:37998855
Natural Antimicrobials: A Reservoir to Contrast Listeria monocytogenes Ricci A, Lazzi C, Bernini V Microorganisms 15-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10609241
doi:10.3390/microorganisms11102568
PMID:37894226
First report of Neoscytalidium dimidiatum as the causal agent of leaf blight on Clivia miniata Zaeimian Z, Fotouhifar KB Sci Rep 26-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10522640
doi:10.1038/s41598-023-43144-4
PMID:37752183
Nutrition Value of Baked Meat Products Fortified with Lyophilized Dragon Fruit (Hylocereus undatus) Kęska P, Gazda P, Siłka Ł, Mazurek K, Stadnik J Foods 24-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10572955
doi:10.3390/foods12193550
PMID:37835203
Embryo Rescue in Plant Breeding Rogo U, Fambrini M, Pugliesi C Plants (Basel) 29-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10489947
doi:10.3390/plants12173106
PMID:37687352
Effect of betanin synthesis on photosynthesis and tyrosine metabolism in transgenic carrot Wang B, Wang YH, Deng YJ, Yao QH, Xiong AS BMC Plant Biol 24-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10464428
doi:10.1186/s12870-023-04383-9
PMID:37620775
Optimization of Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction of Dietary Fiber from Yellow Dragon Fruit Peels and Its Application in Low-Fat Alpaca-Based Sausages Vilcapoma W, de Bruijn J, Elías-Peñafiel C, Espinoza C, Farfán-Rodríguez L, López J, Encina-Zelada CR Foods 03-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10419239
doi:10.3390/foods12152945
PMID:37569214
Evaluating Food Additives Based on Organic and Inorganic Salts as Antifungal Agents against Monilinia fructigena and Maintaining Postharvest Quality of Apple Fruit Lyousfi N, Legrifi I, Ennahli N, Blenzar A, Amiri S, Laasli SE, Handaq N, Belabess Z, Ait Barka E, Lahlali R J Fungi (Basel) 19-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10381578
doi:10.3390/jof9070762
PMID:37504750
Microencapsulation of Betaxanthin Pigments from Pitahaya (Hylocereus megalanthus) By-Products: Characterization, Food Application, Stability, and In Vitro Gastrointestinal Digestion Otálora MC, Wilches-Torres A, Gómez Castaño JA Foods 14-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10379290
doi:10.3390/foods12142700
PMID:37509792
Unlocking the Potential of Lignocellulosic Biomass Dragon Fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus) in Bioplastics, Biocomposites and Various Commercial Applications Taharuddin NH, Jumaidin R, Mansor MR, Hazrati KZ, Tarique J, Asyraf MR, Razman MR Polymers (Basel) 12-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10300860
doi:10.3390/polym15122654
PMID:37376300
The Potential Use of Plant Growth Regulators for Modification of the Industrially Valuable Volatile Compounds Synthesis in Hylocreus undatus Stems Jakobina M, Łyczko J, Zydorowicz K, Galek R, Szumny A Molecules 01-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10180215
doi:10.3390/molecules28093843
PMID:37175252
Mucilage from Yellow Pitahaya (Selenicereus megalanthus) Fruit Peel: Extraction, Proximal Analysis, and Molecular Characterization Otálora MC, Wilches-Torres A, Gómez Castaño JA Molecules 12-Jan-2023
PMCID:PMC9865909
doi:10.3390/molecules28020786
PMID:36677844

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