Pereskia

Pereskia grandifolia subsp. grandifolia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Pereskioideae
Genus: Pereskia
Subgenera: P. subg. Pereskia – P. subg. Rhodocactus
Genera: P. aculeata – P. bahiensis – P. diaz-romeroana – P. grandifolia – P. horrida – P. nemorosa – P. sacharosa – P. stenantha – P. violacea – P. weberiana

Name

Pereskia Mill., Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4: [1026] (1754).

• Type species: Pereskia aculeata Mill. (1768)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Peirescia Zucc., Abh. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. 2: 695 (1837), orth. var.
  • Peireskia K.Schum., Fl. Bras. 4(2): 308 (1890), orth. var.
  • Perescia Lem., orth. var.

• Heterotypic
  • Pereskia sect. Rhodocactus A.Berger, Kakteen: 43 (1929).
    • Rhodocactus (A.Berger) F.M.Knuth, Nye Kaktusbog: 102 (1930).
      • Type species: Rhodocactus grandifolius (Haw.) F.M.Knuth
  • Carpophillus Neck., Elem. Bot. 2: 84. (1790), nom. inval.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa (introduced) Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces. Continental: Asia-Temperate (introduced) Regional: China China Southeast. Continental: Asia-Tropical (introduced) Regional: Indo-China Myanmar, Vietnam. Continental: Australasia (introduced) Regional: Australia New South Wales, Queensland. Continental: Pacific (introduced) Regional: North-Central Pacific Hawaii. Continental: Northern America (introduced) Regional: South-Central U.S.A. Texas. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Florida. Regional: Mexico Mexico Southwest. Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Guatemala (introduced), Panama. Regional: Caribbean (introduced) Bermuda, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Islands. Regional: Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela. Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador (introduced), Peru. Regional: Brazil Brazil West-Central, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil South. Regional: Southern South America Paraguay. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Miller, P. 1754. The Gardeners Dictionary. Abridged. Ed. 4, Vol. 1–3 (unpaged). John & James Rivington, London. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.79061 Reference page. : 1026.

Additional references

• Korotkova, N., Aquino, D., Arias, S., Eggli, U., Franck, A. , Gómez-Hinostrosa, C., Guerrero, P.C., Hernández, H.M., Kohlbecker, A., Köhler, M., Luther, K., Majure, L.C., Müller, A., Metzing, D., Nyffeler, R., Sánchez, D., Schlumpberger, B. & Berendsohn, W.G. 2021. Cactaceae at Caryophyllales. org–a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family. Willdenowia 51(2): 251–270. DOI: 10.3372/wi.51.51208 Reference page. 
• Doweld, A.B. 2004. Система рода Pereskia Mill. (Pereskioideae-Cactaceae). Byulleten’ Moskovskogo Obshchestva Ispytatelei Prirody, Otdel Biologicheskii 109(4): 44–49. (Russian) DJVU Reference page. 

Links

• Korotkova, N. et al. 2023. Pereskia in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jan 20. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Pereskia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Pereskia. Published online. Accessed: Jan 20 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Pereskia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 04 February 2009.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Laubkakteen
English: Lemon Vines, Rose Cacti, Leaf Cacti
español: Enredadera Limón, Cacto Rosa, Cacto de Hojas, Bleo, Guamacho, Palo de Puerco Espín, Supire
suomi: Puukaktukset
latviešu: Pereskijas (Lapu kaktusi)
polski: Drzewidło
svenska: Trädkaktussläktet

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