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Hylocereus costaricensis (F.A.C. Weber) Britton & Rose

Hylocereus costaricensis (F.A.C. Weber) Britton & Rose

Selenicereus costaricensis
Photo: Eduardo Chacón Madrigal · CC BY 4.0

Hylocereus costaricensis (F.A.C. Weber) Britton & Rose. Selenicereus costaricensis, also known as Costa Rica nightblooming cactus or Costa Rican pitaya, is a perennial climbing succulent in the cactus family (Cactaceae). Its fruit, a type of pitaya, has high economic and nutritional value. The species is native to Central America and northwestern South America, ranging from Nicaragua to northern Peru in seasonally dry tropical biomes.

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Native range

Native range not recorded for this plant. Often a non-native cultivar or naturalized garden plant.

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