Fruit length1.2 tenths m
1.1 hundredthsSchool bus lengths
120 billionGamma ray wavelengths
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Dragon Fruit
A cactus fruit with hot pink skin and speckled white or magenta flesh/Food & Drinks
Dragon fruit, or pitaya, is the fruit of several cactus species in the genus Hylocereus and Selenicereus. Native to Central America, it is now widely cultivated in Southeast Asia and has become a symbol of Vietnamese agriculture. The fruit has a striking appearance: bright pink or yellow skin with green-tipped scales and white or magenta flesh dotted with thousands of tiny black seeds. Dragon fruit cacti are night-blooming, with large, fragrant white flowers that open for just one night and are pollinated by moths and bats. The flowers can be up to 30 cm long, making them among the largest in the cactus family.
Measurements
Fruit diameter9 hundredths m
234 trillionthsEarth-to-Moon distances
7.5 tenthsCandy bar lengths
4.1 tenthsDiscus diameters
Fruit mass3.5 tenths kg
515 millionthsDairy cows
6.7 tenthsWater bottles
Scale length3 hundredths m
711 billionthsMarathon distances
3.8 thousandthsSailboat lengths
484 millionHelium atoms
Flower length3 tenths m
638,298Blue light wavelengths
1 tenthsCondor wingspans
3Hand breadths
Energy per fruit251,000 J
2.4 tenthsGlazed donuts
167 millionthsFalcon 9 landings
18.1 quadrillionthsUS annual grids
About 60 kcal