dragon fruit

Also known as pitaya, pitahaya, dragonfruit, Pitahayas

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Dragon fruit is a tropical fruit with distinctive bright pink or yellow skin and speckled white or magenta flesh inside, grown commercially in regions like Taiwan and Southeast Asia. It matters as a nutritious food crop that has become increasingly popular in global markets due to its exotic appearance and nutritional content.

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Vernacular names
Geography
Varieties
''Stenocereus''
Dragon fruit, ''Selenicereus''
Pulp pigmentation
Cultivation
Pests and diseases
Uses
Culinary
Nutrition
Seed oils
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Pitaya () or pitahaya (), also known as dragon fruit (and strawberry pear), is the fruit of several species of cactus native to southern Mexico and the Pacific coasts of Guatemala, Costa Rica, and El Salvador. Pitaya is cultivated in East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, continental America, the Caribbean, Australia, Brazil, Madeira (Portugal), and throughout tropical and subtropical regions of the world.