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*Selenicereus undatus (Haworth) D.R. Hunt. Common name: Nightblooming Cereus, Nightblooming Cactus, Dragonfruit, White-fleshed Pitahaya. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Suburban woodlands, disturbed sites. Distribution: Native of tropical America.

Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics

Synonymy ⓘ: = Korotkova, Borsch, & Arias (2017); = Cereus undatus Haw. — Bah, SFla, Benson (1982); = Hylocereus undatus (Haw.) Britton & Rose — Fl5, FNA4, K4, S, WH3; ? Hylocereus triangularis (L.) Britton & Rose — S13. Basionym: Cereus undatus Haw. 1830

Links to other floras: = Hylocereus undatus - FNA4

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