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Taxon:  Pereskia aculeata Mill.



Summary
Genus:
Pereskia
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Pereskioideae
Nomen number:
27356
Place of publication:
Gard. dict. ed. 8: Pereskia. 1768
Verified:
03/01/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cactus pereskia L.
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Reference(s)
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Common names
English
Barbados-gooseberry –
blade-apple cactus –
leaf cactus –
leafy cactus –
lemonvine –
pereskia –
rose cactus –
Surinam-gooseberry –
French
groseillier des Barbades –
German
Barbadosstachelbeere –
Portuguese
azedinha –
cipó-santo –
espinho-de-Santo-Antônio –
espinho-preto –
lobolôbô –
ora-pro-nobis –
surucucú –
Spanish
bugambilia blanca –
camelia blanca –
grosellero –
jasmín de uvas –
ramo de novia –
Swedish
trädkaktus –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanAntigua and Barbuda  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBarbados  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGuadeloupe  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanHaiti  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMartinique  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMontserrat  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Vincent and Grenadines  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanTrinidad and TobagoTrinidad 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesPuerto Rico 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesVirgin Islands, U.S. 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCorrientes 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaEntre Ríos 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaMisiones 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguay  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
2Cultivated    also cult.
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth Africa  
4NaturalizedAsia-TemperateChinaChinaFujian Shengs.
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaQueensland 
4NaturalizedNorthern America Mexico  
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexass.
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFlorida 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominican Republic  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorManabí 
Native
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Montserrat, Martinique, Trinidad and Tobago [Trinidad], United States [Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, U.S.], St. Vincent and Grenadines
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Panama
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Misiones], Paraguay
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Africa
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Fujian Sheng (s.)]
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Queensland]
Northern America
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Florida]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas (s.)]
  • REGION: Mexico
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Cuba, Dominican Republic
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Ecuador [Manabí]
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
Environmentalornamental Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Environmentalornamental FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Environmentalornamental Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Human foodfruit FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Human foodvegetablecladodes eaten as potherb fide Cact EBrazil 166. 2004Taylor, N. & D. Zappi. 2004. Cacti of eastern Brazil
Weed  Henderson, M. et al. 1987. Declared weeds and alien invader plants in South Africa. Botanical Research Institute, bulletin 413
Weed  Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Weed  Henderson, L. 2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=27356. Accessed 24 April 2025.