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Re: dragon fruit or pitaya

>I introduced dragon fruit in Okinawa southern islands of Japan from Taiwan.
>It is very delicious and having attractive beauty appearance.
>Formosan said that dragon fruit came from Vietnam.
>I think that dragon fruit is belonging Hylocereus.
>Also,it may be pink pitaya.
>But there are two types of dragon fruit,pink fresh and white fresh.
>Are there same species?
>And I would like to get other varieties or species of Hylocereus or resemble
> genera.
>Please send me information.

Funny you should ask about pitaya, I tasted it not long ago and was
enchanted by it.  The scientific name is Hylocereus undatus and is
sometimes call the Strawberry Pear or pitaya (pitajaya, pitahaya).  I've
done a bit of research, and here are some places to look for information:

Julia F. Morton's book, Fruits of Warm Climates (1987).

California Rare Fruit Growers' Web site:   http://www.crfg.org/
Other information:  http://www.pronet.net.gt/gweekly/071396/head3.htm

http://ftp.dcs.glasgow.ac.uk/~bunkenba/Cacti/Hylocereus.undatus.html
Availability:            http://www.cacti.com/html/hylocereus_undatus_1gal.html

I'd like to know what you find out, please e-mail me privately as it is not
really a discussion for this group.

Nan



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