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Cactus pereskia L.
Sp. Pl. 469 1753.
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Pereskia aculeata Mill.
Gard. Dict., ed. 8. s.p. 1768 Mill.

Cactus pereskia (Pereskia aculeata) Photo by: Julio C. García

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Pereskia aculeata Mill.
Gard. Dict., ed. 8. s.p. 1768
Synonymy: 14 Cultivars (1):
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Barbados Gooseberry, Blade apple, Lemon vine, West Indian gooseberry, Barbados Shrub, Leafy Cactus, Rose Cactus, Surinam Gooseberry, Ora-pro-nobis
CHINESE (中文): 木麒麟
DUTCH (Nederlands): Blad apple
FRENCH (Français): Ronce d'Amérique, Groseillier des Barbades
LITHUANIAN (Lietuvių): Dygliuotoji pereskija
RUSSIAN (Русский): Барбадосский крыжовник, Переския колючая, Переския шиповатая, Переския акулеата
SPANISH (Español): Ramo de Novia, Jasmin de Uvas, Grosellero, Camelia Blanca, Bugambilia Blanca, Sacharosa (Argentina)
SWEDISH (Svenska): Trädkaktus

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Pereskia aculeata group

  • Pereskia aculeata Mill.: has long, clambering stems and growing to 10 m tall. Has showy, fragrant blossoms, followed by beautiful clusters of yellow berries. Distribution: most parts of south and central America, Caribbean, Florida and Mexico.
  • Pereskia aculeata cv. godseffiana: has salmon-yellow leaves with the underneath side a pinkish-purple.

23260 julio Julio C. García
Cactus pereskia (Pereskia aculeata) Photo by: Julio C. García
19948 julio Julio C. García
Cactus pereskia (Pereskia aculeata) Photo by: Julio C. García

21059 star Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Stems with spines at Iao Tropical Gardens of Maui, Maui, Hawaii (USA). May 22, 2012. (Pereskia aculeata) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
21058 star Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Leaves at Iao Tropical Gardens of Maui, Maui, Hawaii (USA). May 22, 2012. (Pereskia aculeata) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr

27409 alexander Alexander Arzberger
Pereskia aculeata aculeata. (Pereskia aculeata) Photo by: Alexander Arzberger
19949 julio Julio C. García
Cactus pereskia (Pereskia aculeata) Photo by: Julio C. García

21060 star Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Stems with leaves and spines at Iao Tropical Gardens of Maui, Maui, Hawaii (USA). May 22, 2012. (Pereskia aculeata) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
23261 julio Julio C. García
Cactus pereskia (Pereskia aculeata) Photo by: Julio C. García

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Habit at Iao Tropical Gardens of Maui, Maui, Hawaii (USA). May 22, 2012.
by Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Leaves at Iao Tropical Gardens of Maui, Maui, Hawaii (USA). May 22, 2012.
by Forest Starr & Kim Starr

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