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Hylocereus undatus
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Hylocereus undatus is an epiphytic climbing cactus with 3-angled bright green stems to 15' long, 1.2-3" in diameter, and large, white, nocturnal, sweetly fragrant flowers. Although fruit is rarely produced in Hawaii (because there is only one clone in Hawaii [or only a few]) and no pollinator for the flowers, the plants spread rampantly by vegetative means (Staples & Herbst 2005). Hylocereus undatus is grown on all the inhabited Hawaiian Islands and is established on the dry leeward sides of at least Oahu and Kauai (Staples & Herbst 2005). Hylocereus undatus is native to tropical America.
Hylocereus undatus information from NTBG
Information about Hylocereus undatus is available from the National Tropical Botanical Garden (NTBG).
Hylocereus undatus information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Hylocereus undatus--including nomenclature and synonymy, and status and distribution in Hawaii--is provided by the "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands" website of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Links from this page include descriptive information about the species, as well as worldwide distributional information and general information about the genus.
Hylocereus undatus information from ITIS
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS provides authoritative taxonomic information on Hylocereus undatus, as well as other plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.
IPNI nomenclature info for Hylocereus undatus
Nomenclatural information about Hylocereus undatus is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).
Hylocereus undatus information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Hylocereus undatus in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.
Hylocereus undatus images from PIER
Images of Hylocereus undatus provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).
Hylocereus undatus information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Hylocereus undatus--including nomenclature and synonymy, and status and distribution in Hawaii--is provided by the "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands" website of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Links from this page include descriptive information about the species, as well as worldwide distributional information and general information about the genus.
Vines and Climbing Plants of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands: an illustrated field guide to the native, naturalized or commonly cultivated vines and lianas of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Acevedo-Rodriguez, Pedro. 2005. Vines and Climbing Plants of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands: an illustrated field guide to the native, naturalized or commonly cultivated vines and lianas of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Illustrated by Bobbi Angell. 483 pages.
Control of non-native plants in natural areas of Florida
Langeland, K.A. and R.L. Stocker. (1997-)2001. Control of non-native plants in natural areas of Florida. SP 242, one of a series of the Department of Agronomy, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural
Sciences, University of Florida. First printed: 1997. Revised: April, 2001.
Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants on Midway Atoll, Hawaii.
Starr, F., K. Starr, and Loope L. 2006. Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants on Midway Atoll, Hawaii. An addendum to the 1999 Botanical Survey of Midway Atoll.
Botanical survey of Midway Atoll
Starr, F. and K. Martz. 1999. Botanical survey of Midway Atoll. In: 1995-1999 Baseline Surveys for Alien Species in Marine and Terrestrial Habitats on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Honolulu, Hawaii.
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