Description: Hylocereus costaricensis (Pitaya roja, Red-fleshed Pitaya, Hylocereus polyrhizus) Pitaya is also well known as Dragon Fruit and was indigenous to Central and South America, and and nowadays grown in warm climates almost all over the world.
Hylocereus costaricensis (Pitaya roja, Red-fleshed Pitaya, Hylocereus polyrhizus)
Pitaya is also well known as Dragon Fruit and was indigenous to Central and South America, and and nowadays grown in warm climates almost all over the world.
In Vietnam the Dragon Fruit was the leading exported fruit with 900.000 tonnes shipped during the first five months in 2015 (followed by watermelon, longan and bananas). ( Source: http://www.fruitnet.com/…/dragon-fruit-drives-vietnam-exports )