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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.
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.
The prototype image features the four families of Nagas, each with its unique color, and the largest Naga, Nak Vasuki (Thai: นาควาสุกรี), who is related to Buddhism and the Thai monarchy, The Naga is also believed to be a symbol of water and fertility and serves as a guardian of Buddhism. [58] [59] [60]
Selenicereus costaricensis, synonym Hylocereus costaricensis, known as the Costa Rican pitahaya or Costa Rica nightblooming cactus, is a cactus species native to Central America and north-eastern South America. [1]
Rambutan (/ r æ m ˈ b uː t ə n / ram-BOO-tən; Nephelium lappaceum) is a medium-sized tropical tree in the family Sapindaceae. [3] The name also refers to the edible fruit produced by this tree.
Pterocarpus indicus (commonly known as Amboyna wood, Malay padauk, Papua New Guinea rosewood, Philippine mahogany, Andaman redwood, Burmese rosewood, narra [3] (from Tagalog [4]) and asana in the Philippines, angsana, or Pashu padauk) is a species of Pterocarpus of the Sweet Pea Family (Papilionaceae) native to southeastern Asia, northern Australasia, and the western Pacific Ocean islands, in ...
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]
Pandanus conoideus is a plant in the Pandanus family from New Guinea.Its fruit is eaten in Papua New Guinea and Papua, Indonesia.The fruit has several names: marata, marita in Papua New Guinea local language, kuansu in Dani of Wamena [1] [2] or buah merah ("red fruit") in common Indonesian.