naturalizedCactaceae
Selenicereus costaricensis
Red-fleshed dragonfruit
Selenicereus costaricensis, synonym Hylocereus costaricensis, known as the Costa Rican pitahaya or Costa Rica nightblooming cactus, is a cactus species native to Central America and north-eastern South America. The species is grown commercially for its fruit, called pitaya or pitahaya, but is also an impressive ornamental vine with huge flowers. The species may not be distinct from Selenicereus monacanthus.
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Where documented · 13 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist · iNaturalist 13 records
Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 1
Kalaoa 1-5 · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Punaluʻu · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Honolua · MauiiNat 1
Kamaʻole · MauiiNat 1
Waimānalo · OʻahuiNat 1
Nienie · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Kēōkea · MauiiNat 1
Waiakoa · MauiiNat 1
Waiʻanae · OʻahuiNat 1
Wailua · KauaʻiiNat 1
West Waiakalua · KauaʻiiNat 1





