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Hylocereus undatus
(Cactaceae)
belle of the night, dragon fruit, night-blooming cereus, pitahaya, queen of the night, red pitaya, strawberry pear

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Species description or overview

Hylocereus undatus information from PIER
Information on Hylocereus undatus as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Hylocereus undatus
Nomenclatural information about Hylocereus undatus is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

ITIS nomenclature info for Hylocereus undatus
Nomenclatural information about Hylocereus undatus is provided by ITIS.

IPNI nomenclature info for Hylocereus undatus
Nomenclatural information about Hylocereus undatus is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).

Impacts

Hylocereus undatus (Cactaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Hylocereus undatus as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Control methods

Herbicidal weed control methods for pastures and natural areas of Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format  new posting 
This comprehensive review of herbicide application methods includes calculations for formulations, and appendices listing herbicides registered for use in Hawaii and their toxicities (University of Hawaii, 2002).

Images

Images of Hylocereus undatus (Cactaceae) (night-blooming cereus, paniniokapunahoa, papipi pua)
Links to high-resolution free images of Hylocereus undatus (Cactaceae) (night-blooming cereus, paniniokapunahoa, papipi pua) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.

Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands info for Hylocereus undatus
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Hylocereus undatus images from PIER
Images of Hylocereus undatus provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Distribution

Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands info for Hylocereus undatus
RECORD AUTO-GENERATED VIA SHF.SSL (Smithsonian Hawaiian Flora)

Books

A field guide to tropical and subtropical plants
Perry, Frances and Roy Hay. 1982. A field guide to tropical and subtropical plants. Ward Lock Limited, Great Britain. 136 pp. illus. ISBN: 0-442-26859-9. ISSN: (unknown or N/A).

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