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Pitaya usually refers to fruit of the genus Stenocereus, while pitahaya or dragon fruit refers to fruit of the genus Selenicereus (formerly Hylocereus), both in the family Cactaceae. [3] The common name in English – dragon fruit – derives from the leather-like skin and scaly spikes on the fruit exterior.
It is used both as an ornamental vine and as a fruit crop – the pitahaya or dragon fruit. [3] Like all true cacti, the genus originates in the Americas, S. undatus is originates from Mexico to Honduras; [4] it may be a hybrid. It is most frequently attributed to the island of Martinique in the West Indies. [5]
The species is grown commercially for its yellow fruit, but is also an impressive ornamental climbing vine with perhaps the largest flowers of all cacti. The yellow skinned fruit of S. megalanthus has thorns, unlike the green, red or yellow skinned dragon fruits of S. undatus, S. monacanthus and their cultivated hybrids.
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The spiny fruit of burdock or cocklebur inspired the invention of Velcro. [62] Coir fiber from coconut shells is used for brushes, doormats, floor tiles, insulation, mattresses, sacking, and as a growing medium for container plants. The shell of the coconut fruit is used to make bird houses, bowls, cups, musical instruments, and souvenir heads ...
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The passion fruit (Portuguese: maracujá and Spanish: maracuyá, both from the Tupi mara kuya, lit. "fruit that serves itself" or "food in a cuia") and granadilla is the fruit of several plants in the genus Passiflora. [1] [2] It is native to subtropical regions of South America from southern Brazil through Paraguay to northern Argentina. [1]