I've always called the fruit Dragon Fruit but what I need is the correct name of the plant and the botanical name.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitaya

More importantly, have you heard of google?

Here is an extract from Wikipedia:

Hylocereus undatus (Red Pitaya) is a species of Cactaceae and is the most cultivated species in the genus. It is used both as an ornamental vine and as a fruit crop - the Pitaya or Dragonfruit.

Name in Thai: แก้วมังกร (kaeo mangkon)

The one with the red flesh is a awesome stain, it doesn't come out of cloths.

The one with the red flesh is a awesome stain, it doesn't come out of cloths.

You are not wrong about that.Have a look at this section from wikipedia.

Uses

• Particularly red-skinned pitayas are a good source of Vitamin C.
  
• Pitayas are rich in fiber and minerals, notably phosphorus and calcium. Red pitayas seem to be richer in the former, yellow ones in the latter.
  
• The seeds are rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids, and in particular Red Pitayas contain very little saturated fat.^[13]
  
• Pitahayas also contain significant quantities of phytoalbumin antioxidants, which prevent the formation of cancer-causing free radicals.^{[citation needed]}
  
• In Taiwan, diabetics use the fruit as a food substitute for rice and as a source of dietary fiber.^{[citation needed]}
  
• Pitaya supposedly increases excretion of heavy metal toxins and lowers cholesterol and blood pressure. Eaten regularly, it is credited with alleviating chronic respiratory tract ailments
  

I don't see how that useful Wiki info disputes what I said. Let me expand. If you eat it and dribble some of the red juice onto a white shirt, it is worse than red wine to get out. I personally like the taste or the red flesh more than the white one, but we buy the white one for the kids.

So I stand by my statement, if you wish to stain your cloths red, red the red flesh onto it.

It does seem to have a pretty impressive pedigree in the link above though.

I don't see how that useful Wiki info disputes what I said. Let me expand. If you eat it and dribble some of the red juice onto a white shirt, it is worse than red wine to get out. I personally like the taste or the red flesh more than the white one, but we buy the white one for the kids.

So I stand by my statement, if you wish to stain your cloths red, red the red flesh onto it.

It does seem to have a pretty impressive pedigree in the link above though.

He said you are NOT wrong about that.

I don't see how that useful Wiki info disputes what I said. Let me expand. If you eat it and dribble some of the red juice onto a white shirt, it is worse than red wine to get out. I personally like the taste or the red flesh more than the white one, but we buy the white one for the kids.

So I stand by my statement, if you wish to stain your cloths red, red the red flesh onto it.

It does seem to have a pretty impressive pedigree in the link above though.

Sorry if you misunderstood my post but I was agreeing with yours and just added the wikipedia info in as something extra.My apoligies.

i have eaten the white ones so often, and see this red fruit in all supermarkets - and wouldnt have made the link...

does anyone know how much it is?

I don't see how that useful Wiki info disputes what I said. Let me expand. If you eat it and dribble some of the red juice onto a white shirt, it is worse than red wine to get out. I personally like the taste or the red flesh more than the white one, but we buy the white one for the kids.

So I stand by my statement, if you wish to stain your cloths red, red the red flesh onto it.

It does seem to have a pretty impressive pedigree in the link above though.

Red dragon fruit, when properly ripened, is simply awesome,

Slobbering all over yourself is disgusting, try using utensils.

Ron, no agro intended Yeah it really is Delicious. I have also seen pics of a yellow skin one with white flesh and black seeds, but never in real life. I remember seeing many of these plants in the fruit regions of Chanthaburi and Trat south of Pattaya, on the way to Cambodia.

Ron, no agro intended Yeah it really is Delicious. I have also seen pics of a yellow skin one with white flesh and black seeds, but never in real life. I remember seeing many of these plants in the fruit regions of Chanthaburi and Trat south of Pattaya, on the way to Cambodia.

I am the same as yourself and have not seen the yellow skin one,only in pictures.

This is how it looks in real life.

Hello All, for more info:

www.cessandiego.ucdavis.edu/files/55065.pdf

Hopefully, I copied the url right.

rice555

This is the what the cover looks like.

rice555