What Is The Name Of This Fruit Please?

[ercorn]

Hi All

Can anyone please tell me the english name of this fruit.Where its grown and if its only a seasonal fruit?

thanks in advance for the help.

regrds Ercorn.

Edited July 8, 2007 by ercorn

[Totster]

That's a Dragon Fruit

totster

[cmsally]

That' a dragon fruit. More info here

Dragon fruit

[sbk]

dragon fruit

Wiki entry:

The pitaya (also known as pitahaya, dragon fruit, huǒ lóng guǒ (火龍果/火龙果), strawberry pear, nanettikafruit, or thanh long) is the fruit of several cactus species, especially of the genus Hylocereus, but also see Stenocereus. Native to Mexico and Central and South America, these vine-like epiphytic cacti are also cultivated in Southeast Asian countries such as Vietnam and Malaysia. They are also found in Taiwan, Okinawa, Israel, and southern China. The pitaya only blooms at night; they are large white flowers that are often called Moonflower or Queen of the Night.

The species Stenocereus gummosus in the Sonoran desert has been an important food source for Native American peoples. The Seri people of northwestern Mexico still harvest the highly appreciated fruit of the pitaya agria (Spanish), which the Seris call ziix is ccapxl "thing whose fruit is sour".