Costa Rican Pitahaya or Costa Rica Nightblooming Cactus, Hylocereus costaricensis, Cactaceae. Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica, Central America. The Costa

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Costa Rican Pitahaya or Costa Rica Nightblooming Cactus, Hylocereus costaricensis, Cactaceae. Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica, Central America. The Costa Rican pitahaya or Costa Rica nightblooming cactus, is a cactus species native to Costa Rica and Nicaragua. The species is grown commercially for its pitahaya fruit. This fruit is one of the few to have indicaxanthin, a betalain, a type of plant pigment antioxidant. Eating this fruit may cause alarm as it may cause feces and urine to appear red.

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Size: 4704px × 3384px
Location: Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica
Photo credit: © Florapix / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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