Pereskia

Pereskia grandifolia subsp. grandifolia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida 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. containing the methods of cultivating and improving all sorts of trees, plants, and flowers, for the kitchen, fruit, and pleasure gardens, as also those which are used in medicine : with directions for the culture of vineyards, and making of wine in England. In which likewise are included the practical parts of husbandry. 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

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Pereskia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Jan 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Pereskia. Published online. Accessed: Jan 20 2022. Reference page.
• 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. 
• 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. Reference page. 

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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