Taxon:
Hylocereus polyrhizus (F. A. C. Weber) Britton & Rose
Summary
Place of publication:
Cact. 2:185. 1920
Verified:
02/24/2004
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family
- Backeberg, C. 1958. Die Cactaceae. 808.
- Backeberg, C. 1977. Das Kakteen Lexikon. 193.
- CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource). URL: http://www.cites.org/eng/app/appendices.shtml
- Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
- Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
- IPGRI. New World Fruits Database (on-line resource). URL: http://www.bioversityinternational.org/databases/new_world_fruits_database/search.html
- Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
- Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource). URL: http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
- Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
Common names
Spanish
pitahaya –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Southern America | Central America | Costa Rica | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Central America | Nicaragua | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Central America | Panama | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Colombia | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Ecuador | Azuay | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Ecuador | Chimborazo | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Ecuador | El Oro | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Ecuador | Guayas | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Ecuador | Loja | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Ecuador | Los Ríos | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Ecuador | Manabí | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Ecuador | Morona Santiago | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Peru | Tumbes | |
Native
Southern America
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CENTRAL AMERICA:
Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama
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WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Colombia, Ecuador [Azuay, Chimborazo, El Oro, Guayas, Loja, Los Ríos, Manabí, Morona Santiago], Peru [Tumbes]
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Human food | fruit | | Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications. |