escuintlensis. Selenicereus undatus was described by (Haw.) Britton & Rose and published in Flora of Bermuda 256. 1918. In 2017, D. R. Hunt groups the genus Hylocereus within the genus Selenicereus. This has been supported by a phylogenetic analysis of the Hylocereeae tribe (Korotkova, et al., 2017), therefore this species is consigned under the name Selenicereus undatus Taxonomy The species's epithet undatus in Latin means "wavy" from unda "wave", referring to the wavy edges of its branches' ribs. Common names Czech: Dračí ovoce Dansk: Dragefrugt English: pitahaya, dragon fruit, night blooming cereus, strawberry pear, Belle of the Night, Cinderella plant, Jesus in the cradle, moonflower Estonian: maasik-metskaktus Finnish: French: pitaya, fruit du dragon, cierge-lézard, poire de chardon German: Drachenfrucht, Distelbirne Greek: Φρούτο του δράκου () Hawaiian: panini-o-ka-puna-hou ("Punahou cactus") – a famous specimen still grows at Punahou School Japanese: , , Korean: Yong-gwa (용과, 龍果, literal translation of dragon fruit), Portuguese: pitaia, cato-barse, cardo-ananaz, rainha da noite Spanish: pitahaya roja (Costa Rica, Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela); flor de caliz, pitajava (Puerto Rico); junco, junco tapatio, pitahaya orejona, reina de la noche, tasajo (Mexico) Swedish: skogskaktus, röd pitahaya Vietnamese: thanh long Thai: แก้วมังกร (kaeo mangkon) Malay: buah naga. pronounce:boo-ah naa-gaa Malayalam: വ്യാളീഫലം. Italian: Pitahaya, Frutto del Drago Bengali: ড্রাগন ফল (dragon fal) Lithuanian: Myanmar: နဂါးမောက်သီး See also Pitahaya List of culinary fruits References External links Dragon fruit plant grower's tips, greenhouse, flower and more undatus Cacti of Mexico Tropical fruit Desert fruits Flora of Central America Crops originating from Mexico Crops originating from the Americas Garden plants of North America Drought-tolerant plants Night-blooming plants Epiphytes