Dragon Fruit Seeds 25 Yellow Pitahaya Pitaya Seeds, Non-GMO Heirloom Fruit Seeds, Highly Nutritious Delicious Perennial Fruits Plant for Garden Home

Common names. Pitahaya, Dragon Fruit, Pitaya, Strawberry Pear. A pitaya or pitahaya is the fruit of several different cactus species indigenous to the Americas. Pitaya usually refers to fruit of the genus Stenocereus, while pitahaya or dragon fruit refers to fruit of the genus Selenicereus (formerly Hylocereus), both in the family Cactaceae. Dragon fruit is cultivated in Peru, Mexico, South Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia, the United States, the Caribbean, Australia, Mesoamerica and throughout tropical and subtropical regions of the world The fruit's texture is sometimes likened to that of the kiwifruit because of its black, crunchy seeds. The seed oil contains the fatty acids linoleic acid and linolenic acid. Dragon fruit is used to flavor and color juices, such as "Dragon's Blood Punch" and the "Dragotini". The flowers can be eaten or steeped as tea.