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Family

Distribution

North America distribution zone

Height

Foliage

Ecology

Use

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Pereskia aculeata Mill.

Cactaceae

SE North America (Nicaragua, Panama, USA: Florida; West Indies) South America (tropics)

fd (fruits, leaves) pl (ornamental, cultivated)

Cactus lucidus Salisb. Cactus pereskia L. Pereskia aculeata var. godseffiana (Sander) F.M.Knuth Pereskia aculeata var. lanceolata Pfeiff. Pereskia aculeata var. longispina (Haw.) DC. Pereskia aculeata var. rotundifolia Pfeiff. Pereskia aculeata var. rubescens Pfeiff. Pereskia aculeata f. rubescens (Houghton) Krainz Pereskia godseffiana Sander Pereskia longispina Haw. Pereskia pereskia (L.) H.Karst. Pereskia rubescens Houghton Pereskia undulata Lem.

gooseberry pereskia; Barbados gooseberry; Barbados shrub; gooseberry shrub; West Indian gooseberry (Jamaica)

pereskia épineux

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Latin name	Pereskia aculeata Mill.
Family	Cactaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Nicaragua, Panama, USA: Florida; West Indies) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
Foliage
Ecology
Use	fd (fruits, leaves) pl (ornamental, cultivated)
Synonym	Cactus lucidus Salisb. Cactus pereskia L. Pereskia aculeata var. godseffiana (Sander) F.M.Knuth Pereskia aculeata var. lanceolata Pfeiff. Pereskia aculeata var. longispina (Haw.) DC. Pereskia aculeata var. rotundifolia Pfeiff. Pereskia aculeata var. rubescens Pfeiff. Pereskia aculeata f. rubescens (Houghton) Krainz Pereskia godseffiana Sander Pereskia longispina Haw. Pereskia pereskia (L.) H.Karst. Pereskia rubescens Houghton Pereskia undulata Lem.
English name	gooseberry pereskia; Barbados gooseberry; Barbados shrub; gooseberry shrub; West Indian gooseberry (Jamaica)
French name	pereskia épineux
Spanish name
Other name
Trade name