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Red-fleshed dragonfruit
Eduardo Chacón Madrigal, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

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Red-fleshed dragonfruit

Selenicereus costaricensis (F.A.C.Weber) S.Arias & N.Korotkova

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishRed-fleshed dragonfruit
Dutch—
SpanishPitahaya
Chinese红心火龙果
Scientific nameSelenicereus costaricensis (F.A.C.Weber) S.Arias & N.Korotkova

About this species

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 (dragon fruit), 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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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyCactaceae
GenusSelenicereus

In Suriname

1Records in Suriname
1iNaturalist observations
2026First record

Where it has been recorded

  • Saramacca1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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