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Pereskia aculeata Mill.

geranio de Barbados, grosella de Barbados, Barbados gooseberry, leaf cactus, cactus rose

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Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)

Order
Caryophyllales

Family
Cactaceae

Genus
Pereskia

Species
aculeata

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Cactus pereskia L.

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 2003

Mode of introduction: Intentional

Introduction Pathway: Intentional

Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture

Introduced status: Human dependent

Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

  • CONABIO (2009) Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. Cap. nat. México 1.
  • Guézou, A. Trueman, M., Buddenhagen, E., Chamorro, S., Guerrero, A.M., Pozo, P., Atkinson, R. (2010) An extensive Alien Plan Inventory from the Inhabited Areas of Galapagos Plos One/ www.plosone.org. Volume 5/ Issue 4/e10276
  • Hokche, O. Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (2008) Nuev. Cat. Fl. Vas. Venezuela 1–860.
  • Leuenberger, B.E. (1986) Pereskia (Cactaceae). Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 41: 1–141.
  • Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
  • Zuloaga, F.O. (1997) Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la Argentina. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 74 (2 parts).

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"Galapagos Species Database, Pereskia aculeata", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=1966. Accessed 3 November 2026.