Taxon:  Selenicereus guatemalensis (Eichlam ex Weing.) D. R. Hunt



Summary
Genus:
Selenicereus
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Cactoideae
Tribe:
Hylocereeae
Nomen number:
490916
Place of publication:
Cactaceae Syst. Init. 36:32.  2017
Verified:
Name not verified.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Cereus trigonus Haw. var. guatemalensis Eichlam ex Weing.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Hylocereus guatemalensis (Eichlam ex Weing.) Britton & Rose

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  2. Korotkova, N. et al. 2017. A phylogenetic framework for the Hylocereeae (Cactaceae) and implications for the circumscription of the genera. Phytotaxa 327(1):26. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.327.1.1.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishdragon fruit as Hylocereus guatemalensis1Lobo, R. et al. 2016. Pitahaya production, research and industry update for California University of California Cooperative Extension. Note: as Hylocereus guatemalensis
Spanishpitahaya as Hylocereus guatemalensis2Lobo, R. et al. 2016. Pitahaya production, research and industry update for California University of California Cooperative Extension. Note: as Hylocereus guatemalensis
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNotecitation_id
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaEl Salvador  0
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  0
Native
Southern America
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Guatemala, El Salvador

Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodfruit Lobo, R. et al. 2016. Pitahaya production, research and industry update for California University of California Cooperative Extension. Note: as Hylocereus guatemalensis
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=490916. Accessed 29 October 2026.