Hylocereus megalanthus

Yellow Pitahaya
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Core eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Genus:	Hylocereus
Species:	H. megalanthus
Binomial name
Hylocereus megalanthus (K. Schumann ex Vaupel) Ralf Bauer
Synonyms
Cereus megalanthus K. Schumann ex Vaupel Mediocactus megalanthus (K. Schumann ex Vaupel) Britton & Rose Selenicereus megalanthus (K. Schumann ex Vaupel) Moran

Yellow dragon fruit or yellow pitaya (Hylocereus megalanthus) is similar to the white-fleshed pitaya (Hylocereus undatus), but its skin is yellow.

They can be significantly more expensive than other dragon fruit, but the flavor is quite delicious.

Acknowledgements

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