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Selenicereus undatus

(Haw.) D.R.Hunt (2017)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-CoreEudicot Order: Caryophyllales Family: Cactaceae Genus: Selenicereus

dragon fruit, night-blooming cereus, pānini-o-ka-punahou [panini-o-ka-punahou], papipi pua, red pitaya

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Highly specialized, usually succulent, sprawling terrestrial or epiphytic vines, usually spiny, the spines variable in number, size, arrangement, and color, produced from specialized axillary structures (areoles).

Stems: Stems 3–winged, the wings 2–3 cm wide, thin, crenate with calloused margins. areoles with 1–4 conical spines 1–3 mm long.

Roots: Aerial roots present along the length of the stems.

Leaves: Leaves usually absent. Stipules absent.

Flowers: Flowers solitary. Flowers bisexual (perfect), very rarely unisexual, actinomorphic or occasionally zygomorphic, nocturnal, 25–30 cm long, 15–25 cm in diameter. Sepaloid perianth greenish–white, linear to linear-lanceolate, 10–15 cm long, 1–1.5 cm wide; inner perianth parts white, oblanceolate, 10–15 cm long, ca. 2.5 cm wide, segments indefinite, few to numerous, usually not sharply differentiated into 2 series; the receptacle tube bearing foliaceous scales. Stamens numerous, inserted in the throat of the receptacle tube, staminal filaments cream-colored; anthers dithecal, longitudinally dehiscent. Ovary inferior, very rarely superior, 3-carpellate to many-carpellate, 1-celled; ovules numerous, on parietal placentas, usually campylotropous, with foliaceous scales; style 1, cream-colored, 17.5–20 cm long; stigma lobes up to 24, papillate, cream-colored.

Fruit: Berries red; fleshy; splitting; oblong; 5–12.5 cm long; 4–9 cm in diameter. Seeds numerous; shiny black; ovate–reniform.

Ploidy: 2n = 22

Habitat:

Elevation Range:

Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Ni'ihau(Incl. Lehua) Naturalized
Kaua'i Naturalized
O'ahu Naturalized
Molokai Naturalized
Lana'i Naturalized
Kaho'olawe Naturalized
Maui Naturalized
Hawai'i Naturalized

Dispersal Agents

Birds

Vegetative Reproduction

Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Cactaceae Syst. Init. 36: 35 (2017)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:418 (Ni, K, O, Mo, L, M, Ka, H); Staples & Herbst 2005:210 (KEY), 213 (DESCR)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Selenicereus undatus (Haw.) D.R.Hunt Koloa, along Paa Nau Rd. just W. of public library old rock wall PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lorence, D.H. 5590 Kauai BISH 10/12/1987
2 Selenicereus undatus (Haw.) D.R.Hunt Honolulu, 524 Mapu Ln PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Coker, A.H. s.n. Oahu BISH 11/2/1952
3 Selenicereus undatus (Haw.) D.R.Hunt oahu PRESERVED_SPECIMEN leigh, miss Oahu BISH 6/1/1929
4 Selenicereus undatus (Haw.) D.R.Hunt Honolulu, hedge at Punahou, Punahou St PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Neal, M.C. s.n. Oahu BISH 7/9/1930
5 Selenicereus undatus (Haw.) D.R.Hunt Hedge at Punahou, Punahou St PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Neal, M.C. s.n. Oahu BISH 7/9/1930
6 Selenicereus undatus (Haw.) D.R.Hunt Punohou Hedge, Punahou, Honolulu PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Baker, R.J. 210 Oahu BISH 9/20/1932
7 Selenicereus undatus (Haw.) D.R.Hunt punohou hedge, punahou, honolulu PRESERVED_SPECIMEN baker, r.j. collector number: 210 Oahu BISH 9/20/1932
8 Selenicereus undatus (Haw.) D.R.Hunt u.h. campus, newman center PRESERVED_SPECIMEN lau, j. collector number: 1222 Oahu BISH 7/18/1985
9 Selenicereus undatus (Haw.) D.R.Hunt round top drive above honolulu 2/3 way down from summit climbing on vertical rock wall PRESERVED_SPECIMEN henrickson, j.s. collector number: 3831 Oahu BISH 7/6/1969
10 Selenicereus undatus (Haw.) D.R.Hunt Honolulu, Wilder Ave fence PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Iltis, H.H. H-340 Oahu BISH 7/10/1967
11 Selenicereus undatus (Haw.) D.R.Hunt honolulu, kamehameha girl's school PRESERVED_SPECIMEN judd jr., a.f. Oahu BISH 9/25/1937
12 Selenicereus undatus (Haw.) D.R.Hunt hedge at punahou, punahou st PRESERVED_SPECIMEN neal, m.c. Oahu BISH 7/9/1930
13 Selenicereus undatus (Haw.) D.R.Hunt honolulu, king st PRESERVED_SPECIMEN grant, m.l. collector number: 7366 Oahu BISH 9/23/1934
14 Selenicereus undatus (Haw.) D.R.Hunt Hedge at Punahou, Punahou St PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Degener, O. 9999 Oahu BISH 6/28/1935
15 Selenicereus undatus (Haw.) D.R.Hunt Oahu PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Leigh, Miss s.n. Oahu BISH 1929-00-00
16 Selenicereus undatus (Haw.) D.R.Hunt honolulu, 1930 ualakaa st., his residence trained on a trellis PRESERVED_SPECIMEN wilder, g.p. Oahu BISH 9/17/1930
17 Selenicereus undatus (Haw.) D.R.Hunt PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Oahu US 3/19/2004
18 Selenicereus undatus (Haw.) D.R.Hunt east maui PRESERVED_SPECIMEN aborn, r. s.n. CM 6/15/1962
19 Selenicereus undatus (Haw.) D.R.Hunt oahu, honolulu, kakela street introduced ornamental PRESERVED_SPECIMEN palmer, r. 801 CM 8/31/1995
20 Selenicereus undatus (Haw.) D.R.Hunt punahou school PRESERVED_SPECIMEN otto degener 9999 MICH 6/28/1935
21 Selenicereus undatus (Haw.) D.R.Hunt PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Degener, O. MNHN 6/28/1935
22 Selenicereus undatus (Haw.) D.R.Hunt from the famous hedge of punahou school PRESERVED_SPECIMEN o. degener 9999 NY 6/28/1935
23 Selenicereus undatus (Haw.) D.R.Hunt fence on wilder blvd., honolulu PRESERVED_SPECIMEN iltis, hugh h. h-340 NY 7/10/1967
24 Selenicereus undatus (Haw.) D.R.Hunt o’ahu, pinahou school hedge, cultivated PRESERVED_SPECIMEN o. degener 7287 NY 10/12/1928
25 Selenicereus undatus (Haw.) D.R.Hunt Kalaheo, yard of house at 3581 Kaloke Road. Cultivated. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN David H. Lorence 10534 Kauai PTBG 8/20/2015
26 Selenicereus undatus (Haw.) D.R.Hunt PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Degener, O. 9999 Oahu US 6/28/1935
27 Selenicereus undatus (Haw.) D.R.Hunt PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Molokai US 9/6/1995
28 Selenicereus undatus (Haw.) D.R.Hunt PRESERVED_SPECIMEN o. degener 9999 Oahu US 6/28/1935
29 Selenicereus undatus (Haw.) D.R.Hunt honolulu, wilder ave fence PRESERVED_SPECIMEN iltis, h.h. collector number: h-340 Oahu BISH 7/10/1967
30 Selenicereus undatus (Haw.) D.R.Hunt koloa, along paa nau rd. just w. of public library old rock wall PRESERVED_SPECIMEN lorence, d.h. collector number: 5590 Kauai BISH 10/12/1987
31 Selenicereus undatus (Haw.) D.R.Hunt Koloa, along Paa Nau Road, just W. of Koloa Public Library. Escaped and naturalized. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN David H. Lorence 5590 Kauai PTBG 10/12/1987
32 Selenicereus undatus (Haw.) D.R.Hunt from the famous hedge of punahou school gulch, shaded bank, bottom of gulch PRESERVED_SPECIMEN o. degener 9999 TENN 6/28/1935
33 Selenicereus undatus (Haw.) D.R.Hunt PRESERVED_SPECIMEN j. lau 1222 WIS 7/18/1985
34 Selenicereus undatus (Haw.) D.R.Hunt PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lau, J. 1222 Oahu US 7/18/1985
35 Selenicereus undatus (Haw.) D.R.Hunt honolulu, hedge at punahou, punahou st PRESERVED_SPECIMEN neal, m.c. Oahu BISH 7/9/1930
36 Selenicereus undatus (Haw.) D.R.Hunt PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Maui US 2/8/2005
37 Selenicereus undatus (Haw.) D.R.Hunt U.H. Campus, Newman Center PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lau, J. 1222 Oahu BISH 7/18/1985
38 Selenicereus undatus (Haw.) D.R.Hunt honolulu, 524 mapu ln PRESERVED_SPECIMEN coker, a.h. Oahu BISH 11/2/1952
39 Selenicereus undatus (Haw.) D.R.Hunt hedge at punahou, punahou st PRESERVED_SPECIMEN degener, o. collector number: 7287 Oahu BISH 10/12/1928
40 Selenicereus undatus (Haw.) D.R.Hunt Honokahua. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hank Oppenheimer H80212 Maui PTBG 8/26/2002
41 Selenicereus undatus (Haw.) D.R.Hunt Honolulu, King St PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Grant, M.L. 7366 Oahu BISH 9/23/1934
42 Selenicereus undatus (Haw.) D.R.Hunt hedge at punahou, punahou st PRESERVED_SPECIMEN degener, o. collector number: 9999 Oahu BISH 6/28/1935
43 Selenicereus undatus (Haw.) D.R.Hunt Honolulu, 1930 Ualakaa St., his residence PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Wilder, G.P. s.n. Oahu BISH 9/17/1930
44 Selenicereus undatus (Haw.) D.R.Hunt Hedge at Punahou, Punahou St PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Degener, O. 7287 Oahu BISH 10/12/1928
45 Selenicereus undatus (Haw.) D.R.Hunt Round Top Drive above Honolulu 2/3 way down from summit climbing on vertical rock wall PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Henrickson, J.S. 3831 Oahu BISH 7/6/1969
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