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. 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, 2^nd 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. 2022. Pereskia in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2022 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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