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Selenicereus monacanthus

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Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
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Germination/Propagation
Distribution
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Internal ID UUID64406ab0378c2443157050
Scientific name Selenicereus monacanthus
Authority (Lem.) D.R.Hunt
First published in in Cactaceae Syst. Init. 36: 33. 2017.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Wilmattea venezuelensis (Britton & Rose) Croizat in Pittieria 4: 39. 1972.
Cereus extensus Salm-Dyck ex DC. in Bot. Mag. 70: t. 4066. 1844.
Cereus lemairei Hook. in Bot. Mag. 80: t. 4814. 1854.
Cereus monacanthus Lem. in Hort. Univ. 6: 60. 1841.
Cereus monacanthus Cels ex K.Schum. Gesamtbeschr. Kakt.: 142. 1897.
Cereus polyrhizus F.A.C.Weber in: Schumann, K.M., Gesamtbeschr. Kakt.: 151. 1897.
Cereus scandens Salm-Dyck Cact. Hort. Dyck.: 219. 1850.
Cereus schomburgkii Otto ex K.Schum. Gesamtbeschr. Kakt.: 158. 1897.
Cereus trinitatensis Lem. & Herm. in Rev. Hort. (Paris) 8: 642. 1859.
Cereus venezuelensis (Britton & Rose) Werderm. in: Backeberg, C., Neue Kakteen: 23, 67. 1931.
Hylocereus estebanensis Backeb. Descr. Cact. Nov. 1: 11. 1957.
Hylocereus lemairei (Hook.) Britton & Rose in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 428. 1909.
Hylocereus polyrhizus (F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose Cactaceae 2: 185. 1920.
Hylocereus venezuelensis Britton & Rose Cactaceae 2: 186, 226. 1920.
Hylocereus scandens (Salm-Dyck) Backeb. Cactaceae 2: 817. 1959.
Hylocereus monacanthus (Lem.) Britton & Rose Cactaceae 2: 190. 1920.
Hylocereus peruvianus Backeb. in Blätt. Kakteenf. 1937(7): 10. 1937.
Cereus lemoinei Möllers in Deutsche Gärt.-Zeitung 6: 92. 1891.
Hylocereus trinitatensis (Lem. & Herm.) A.Berger Kakteen: 341. 1929.

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Language Common/alternative name
English nightblooming cereus
Spanish hylocereus monacanthus
Croatian hylocereus monacanthus
Hungarian hylocereus monacanthus
Swedish hylocereus monacanthus
Chinese 勒氏量天尺
Chinese 单刺量天尺
Chinese 尚氏量天尺
Chinese 秘鲁量天尺
Chinese 深紅肉火龍果

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  • Southern America
    • Caribbean
      • Trinidad-Tobago
      • Venezuelan Antilles
    • Central America
      • Costa Rica
      • Nicaragua
      • Panamá
    • Northern South America
      • French Guiana
      • Guyana
      • Suriname
      • Venezuela
    • Western South America
      • Colombia
      • Ecuador
      • Galápagos
      • Peru

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0001434099
Tropicos 100470617
INPN 886314
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77163180-1
Open Tree Of Life 7591851
NCBI Taxonomy 1195128
IPNI 77163180-1
iNaturalist 1038930
GBIF 9953409
Wikipedia Selenicereus_monacanthus
iNaturalist 439083

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Accession Assembly
Name Level Submitter Released Coverage Size
GCA_047496255.1 ASM4749625v1 Complete Genome Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences 2025-02-07 100 1.33 Gb

Scientific Literature Top

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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Altitudinal variation of dragon fruit metabolite profiles as revealed by UPLC-MS/MS-based widely targeted metabolomics analysis Zhao Z, Wang L, Chen J, Zhang N, Zhou W, Song Y BMC Plant Biol 29-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11057076
doi:10.1186/s12870-024-05011-w
PMID:38684949
Creating Climate-Resilient Crops by Increasing Drought, Heat, and Salt Tolerance Sugumar T, Shen G, Smith J, Zhang H Plants (Basel) 29-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11085490
doi:10.3390/plants13091238
PMID:38732452
Light Supplementation in Pitaya Orchards Induces Pitaya Flowering in Winter by Promoting Phytohormone Biosynthesis Wang M, Li J, Li T, Kang S, Jiang S, Huang J, Tang H Int J Mol Sci 27-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11083671
doi:10.3390/ijms25094794
PMID:38732009
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
Enhancing Rumen Fermentation and Bacteria Community in Sika Deer (Cervus nippon) through Varying Levels of Dragon Fruit Peel Polyphenolic Extract: An In Vitro Study Ban C, Tian X, Lu Q, Lounglawan P, Wen G Animals (Basel) 09-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11047680
doi:10.3390/ani14081139
PMID:38672287
Genomic insights into the clonal reproductive Opuntia cochenillifera: mitochondrial and chloroplast genomes of the cochineal cactus for enhanced understanding of structural dynamics and evolutionary implications Liu J, Feng Y, Chen C, Yan J, Bai X, Li H, Lin C, Xiang Y, Tian W, Qi Z, Yu J, Yan X Front Plant Sci 07-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10954886
doi:10.3389/fpls.2024.1347945
PMID:38516667
Enhancing betacyanin stability: Comparison of dragon fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus) pulp and peel powders through encapsulation technology during storage Nurhadi B, Qonit MA, Mubarok S, Saputra RA Food Sci Nutr 20-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC11077181
doi:10.1002/fsn3.3992
PMID:38726450
Therapeutic Potential of Pectin and Its Derivatives in Chronic Diseases Dambuza A, Rungqu P, Oyedeji AO, Miya G, Oriola AO, Hosu YS, Oyedeji OO Molecules 18-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10892547
doi:10.3390/molecules29040896
PMID:38398646
Antioxidant Activity and Seasonal Variations in the Composition of Insoluble Fiber from the Cladodes of Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Miller: Development of New Extraction Procedures to Improve Fiber Yield Caminiti R, Serra M, Nucera S, Ruga S, Oppedisano F, Scarano F, Macrì R, Muscoli C, Palma E, Musolino V, Statti G, Mollace V, Maiuolo J Plants (Basel) 16-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10892137
doi:10.3390/plants13040544
PMID:38498558
Anti-Obesity Effect of Different Opuntia stricta var. dillenii’s Prickly Pear Tissues and Industrial By-Product Extracts in 3T3-L1 Mature Adipocytes Gómez-López I, Eseberri I, Cano MP, Portillo MP Nutrients 09-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10892177
doi:10.3390/nu16040499
PMID:38398824
Red Dragon Fruit Peels: Effect of Two Species Ratio and Particle Size on Fibre Quality and Its Application in Reduced-Fat Alpaca-Based Sausages Corimayhua-Silva AA, Elías-Peñafiel C, Rojas-Ayerve T, Guevara-Pérez A, Farfán-Rodríguez L, Encina-Zelada CR Foods 24-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10855916
doi:10.3390/foods13030386
PMID:38338524
Therapeutic strategy of biological macromolecules based natural bioactive compounds of diabetes mellitus and future perspectives: A systematic review Shahzad N, Alzahrani AR, Aziz Ibrahim IA, Shahid I, Alanazi IM, Falemban AH, Imam MT, Mohsin N, Azlina MF, Arulselvan P Heliyon 07-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10828662
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e24207
PMID:38298622
Host-pathogen interaction between pitaya and Neoscytalidium dimidiatum reveals the mechanisms of immune response associated with defense regulators and metabolic pathways Wang M, Wang Z, Ding Y, Kang S, Jiang S, Yang Z, Xie Z, Wang J, Wei S, Huang J, Li D, Jiang X, Tang H BMC Plant Biol 02-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10759344
doi:10.1186/s12870-023-04685-y
PMID:38163897
p-Terphenyl and Diphenyl Ether Derivatives from the Marine-Derived Fungus Aspergillus candidus HM5-4 Zeng Y, Wang S, Peng H, Zhao W, Chang W, Wang H, Chen H, Dai H Mar Drugs 24-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10817493
doi:10.3390/md22010013
PMID:38248638
First Report of Colletotrichum fructicola, C. rhizophorae sp. nov. and C. thailandica sp. nov. on Mangrove in Thailand Norphanphoun C, Hyde KD Pathogens 10-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10747506
doi:10.3390/pathogens12121436
PMID:38133319

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Alkaloids and derivatives / Betalains / Betacyanins and derivatives
Betacyanin 11953901 Click to see 550.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(01)00336-3
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(01)00336-3
Isobetanin 6325438 Click to see C1C(NC(=CC1=CC=[N+]2C(CC3=CC(=C(C=C32)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)C(=O)[O-])C(=O)O)C(=O)O 550.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(01)00336-3
Phyllocactin 101056997 Click to see C1C(NC(=CC1=CC=[N+]2C(CC3=CC(=C(C=C32)O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)COC(=O)CC(=O)O)O)O)O)C(=O)O)C(=O)O)C(=O)O 637.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(01)00336-3
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Saccharolipids
Hylocerenin 101168510 Click to see CC(CC(=O)O)(CC(=O)OCC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2=C(C=C3C(=C2)CC(N3C=CC4=CC(=NC(C4)C(=O)O)C(=O)O)C(=O)O)O)O)O)O)O 694.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(01)00336-3
> Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Pentacarboxylic acids and derivatives
(2S)-4-[(E)-2-[(2R)-2-carboxy-5-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-6-[(2-carboxyacetyl)oxymethyl]-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-6-hydroxy-2,3-dihydroindol-1-yl]ethenyl]-2,3-dihydropyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid 101168512 Click to see 636.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(01)00336-3
(2S)-4-[(E)-2-[(2S)-2-carboxy-5-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-6-[(2-carboxyacetyl)oxymethyl]-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-6-hydroxy-2,3-dihydroindol-1-yl]ethenyl]-2,3-dihydropyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid 102157707 Click to see 636.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(01)00336-3

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