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Barbados gooseberry
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Barbados gooseberry

Pereskia aculeata Mill.

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishBarbados gooseberry
Dutch—
SpanishCacto rosa
Chinese木麒麟
Scientific namePereskia aculeata Mill.

About this species

Pereskia aculeata is a scrambling shrub in the family Cactaceae. Common names include Barbados gooseberry, blade-apple cactus, leaf cactus, rose cactus, and lemonvine. It is native to tropical America. The leaves and fruits are edible, containing high quantities of protein, iron and other nutrients, and it is a popular vegetable in parts of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais under the name of ora-pro-nóbis.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyCactaceae
GenusPereskia

In Suriname

7Records in Suriname
1iNaturalist observations
1971First record
2024Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini2

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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