This page quotes a published document. Everything below in quotation marks is copied word for word from ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center: Pitaya, published by ASPCA APCC and retrieved on 2026-09-16. The quotations are excerpts; the document itself is linked and is the authority. Nothing has been reworded.
According to the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center record, Pitaya (Hylocereus undatus, family Cactaceae) is non-toxic to dogs and cats. Toxic principles: Non-toxic. The record was retrieved on 2026-09-16 and is linked below.
The record
- Scientific name
- Hylocereus undatus
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Additional common names
- Queen of the Night, Night Blooming Cereus, Honolulu Queen
- Non-toxicity
- Non-Toxic to Dogs, Non-Toxic to Cats
- Toxic principles
- Non-toxic
Where this comes from
This is the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center record for Pitaya, at https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/aspca-poison-control/toxic-and-non-toxic-plants/pitaya, retrieved on 2026-09-16. The fields above are the record’s own, shown without change. The ASPCA keeps the record current; the page here is a copy from that date.
Other ASPCA records in Cactaceae
These links use the botanical family recorded by ASPCA. Open each record for its own species findings and source.
- Shrimp Cactus — Schlumbergera russelliana
- Old Man Cactus — Cephalocereus senilis
Sources
- ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center: PitayaASPCA APCC · retrieved 2026-09-16
“Hylocereus undatus” (Scientific Name)
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