Pereskia aculeata Mill.

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Pereskia aculeata

Photo: Petra Ballings
Val D'Or

Pereskia aculeata

Photo: Petra Ballings
Val D'Or

Pereskia aculeata

Photo: Petra Ballings
Val D'Or

Pereskia aculeata

Photo: Petra Ballings
Val D'Or

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Synonyms:
Common names: Barbados gooseberry (English) Leaf cactus (English)
Frequency:
Status: Introduced; relic of cultivation
Description:
Liane, to 10 m. Spines straight, solitary or in clusters below; curved and paired above. Leaves c. 7 cm, oblong or ovate, slightly fleshy. Flowers showy, fragrant, white, pale yellow or pink. Ovary leafy and sometimes spiny.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name: aculeata: prickly
Habitat:
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Worldwide distribution: Tropical America
Zimbabwe distribution:
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Endemic status:
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Images last updated: Thursday 20 July 2006
Literature:

Bailey, L.H. (1949). Manual of Cultivated Plants Revised edition. Macmillan, New York. Page 702.

Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 611. (Includes a picture).


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Flora of Mozambique: Pereskia aculeata
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Pereskia aculeata
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Pereskia aculeata

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Pereskia aculeata
African Plant Database: Pereskia aculeata
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Pereskia aculeata
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Pereskia aculeata
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Pereskia aculeata
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iNaturalist: Pereskia aculeata
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Pereskia aculeata
JSTOR Plant Science: Pereskia aculeata
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Pereskia aculeata
Plants of the World Online: Pereskia aculeata
Tropicos: Pereskia aculeata
Wikipedia: Pereskia aculeata


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Pereskia aculeata.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=164330, retrieved 29 March 2024

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