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Dragon fruit sold in a market in Chiayi, Taiwan. A pitaya (/ p ɪ ˈ t aɪ. ə /) or pitahaya (/ ˌ p ɪ t ə ˈ h aɪ. ə /) is the fruit of several cactus species indigenous to the region of southern Mexico and along the Pacific coasts of Guatemala, Costa Rica, and El Salvador.
The Bakunawa, also called the Philippine moon-eating dragon, the Philippine moon dragon, moon dragon, or the moon-eating dragon, is a serpent, that looks like a Dragon in Philippine mythology. It is believed to be the cause of eclipses , earthquakes , rains, and wind. [ 1 ]
Dragonfruit stems are scandent (climbing habit), creeping, sprawling or clambering, and branch profusely. There can be four to seven of them, between 5 and 10 m (16 and 33 ft)or longer, with joints from 30 to 120 cm (12 to 47 in) or longer, and 10 to 12 cm (3.9 to 4.7 in) thick; with generally three ribs; margins are corneous (horn-like) with age, and undulate.
Dimocarpus longan, commonly known as the longan (/ ˈ l ɒ ŋ ɑː n /) and dragon's eye, is a tropical tree species that produces edible fruit. [3] It is one of the better-known tropical members of the soapberry family Sapindaceae , to which the lychee and rambutan also belong. [ 3 ]
Garcinia dulcis is a tropical fruit tree native to the Philippines, Java, Lesser Sunda Islands, eastern Indonesia (Sulawesi, Kalimantan, and the Maluku Islands), New Guinea and Queensland. It was domesticated early and spread inland into mainland Asia.
Dracontomelon dao grows as a tropical canopy tree distinguished mostly by its height (reaching up to about 37 metres or 121 feet), [5] for its greyish-brown trunk which is branchless up to about 20 m (66 ft), and for its narrow buttresses which can reach up its trunk up to 6 m (20 ft) high.
It is native to the Philippines and Taiwan. [1] This plant grows in island scrub, low forest, or in a limestone bluff or sea stack habitat, growing at elevations from sea level to nearly 300 meters. [3] It is also widely cultivated as a garden plant. [1] It is used in bonsai. [1] The fruit is edible. [2]
Syzygium polycephaloides, commonly known as lipote, is a species of tree native to the Philippines, southeastern Sulawesi, and the Lesser Sunda Islands. It bears edible red to purple berries that can be eaten fresh but are usually turned into jams or wine in the Philippines. The tree grows to a height of around 15 m (49 ft).