These fruits are commonly known in English as "dragon fruit", reflecting its vernacular Asian names. The names pitahaya and pitaya derive from Mexico, and pitaya roja in Central America and northern South America, possibly relating to pitahaya for names of tall cacti species with flowering fruit.[2][3] In China, the fruit is referred to as huǒlóng guǒ (火龍果), literally 'fire dragon fruit'.
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