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Selenicereus purpusii is a climbing cactus in the family Cactaceae native to Mexico; its edible fruit is a type of red‑fleshed dragon fruit.
This species is endemic to Mexico, occurring in the central, northeastern and southwestern parts of the country. The type locality is near Tuxpan in the state of Veracruz. It grows in seasonally dry tropical forests.
Deamia chontalensis · Nightblooming cactus · Fishbone Cactus · Selenicereus calcaratus · Selenicereus costaricensis · Queen of the night · Selenicereus hamatus · Selenicereus megalanthus · Nightblooming Cereus · Selenicereus setaceus · Vine-like moonlight cactus · Nightblooming Cactus
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Selenicereus purpusii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
