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This species is accepted, and its native range is Mexico to Honduras.
Selenicereus undatus

[CPLC]

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Cultivada en Colombia; Alt. 1000 - 1500 m.; Andes.
Morphology General Habit
Hierba, trepadora, epífita

[UNAL]
Vernacular
Pitahaya roja, Pitaya, Pitaya roja

Native to:

El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest

Introduced into:

Bahamas, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Cambodia, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, China Southeast, Colombia, Comoros, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Hainan, Hawaii, KwaZulu-Natal, Leeward Is., Mauritius, New Caledonia, Niue, Northern Provinces, Puerto Rico, Réunion, Sardegna, Sicilia, St.Helena, Taiwan, Tunisia, Vietnam, Windward Is.

Selenicereus undatus (Haw.) D.R.Hunt appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status
Maui [1199] Hylocereus undatus K000101264
Rose [0], Mexico Hylocereus undatus K000101206
Palmer [643], Mexico Hylocereus undatus K000062654
Hylocereus undatus K000101254
Merrill [1011] Hylocereus undatus K000101262
Bourgeau [2488], Mexico Hylocereus undatus K000062658
Matuda [16474], Mexico Hylocereus undatus K000062652
Shiu Ying Hu [8524A] Hylocereus undatus K000101267
Rose [05508] Hylocereus undatus K000101184
USA Hylocereus undatus K000101265
Palmer [0], Mexico Hylocereus undatus K000062656
Rose [05508] Hylocereus undatus K000101266
Hylocereus undatus K000101255
Eggli [152], Colombia Hylocereus undatus K000101234
Eggli [148], Colombia Hylocereus undatus K000101233
Wai-Tak [15575] Hylocereus undatus K000101253
Hylocereus undatus K000101252
Hylocereus undatus K000101256
Hylocereus undatus K000101257
Henry, Aug. Dr. [8336] Hylocereus undatus K000101258
Pittier [0], Guatemala Hylocereus undatus K000101204
Bingham, G. M. [10225], Zambia Hylocereus undatus K000101260
Gaumer [1431], Mexico Hylocereus undatus K000062657
Henry, Aug. Dr. [8623] Hylocereus undatus K000101259
Palmer [0], Mexico Hylocereus undatus K000062653
Bourgeaudedit [0] Hylocereus undatus K000101263
Hylocereus undatus K000101269
Shiu Ying Hu [10837] Hylocereus undatus K000101268
Taylor, N.P. [787], Brazil Hylocereus undatus K000101208
Heyde [3452], Guatemala Hylocereus undatus K000101205
Jeffrey [0], Seychelles Hylocereus undatus K000101261
Bourgeau [2488], Mexico Hylocereus undatus K000101207
Rose [0], Mexico Hylocereus undatus K000062655

First published in Cactaceae Syst. Init. 36: 35 (2017)

Accepted by

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Scientific Data 8: 215.

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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
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