Back شمعية خشبية Arabic شمعيه خشبيه ARZ Hylocereus Catalan Hylocereus CEB Hylocereus German Hylocereus Spanish اسپندارهای جنگلی Persian Metsäkaktukset Finnish Hylocereus French Hylocereus Galician
Hylocereus is a former genus of epiphytic cacti, often referred to as night-blooming cactus (though the term is also used for many other cacti). Several species previously placed in the genus have large edible fruits, which are known as pitayas, pitahayas or dragonfruits. In 2017, a molecular phylogenetic study confirmed an earlier finding that the genus Hylocereus was nested within Selenicereus, so all the species of Hylocereus were transferred to Selenicereus.