Pereskia aculeata Mill.

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Photo: Petra Ballings
Val D'Or

Synonyms:
Common names:	Barbados gooseberry (English) Leaf cactus (English)
Description:	Liane, to 10 m. Spines straight, solitary or in clusters below; curved and paired above. Leaves c. 7 cm, oblong or ovate, slightly fleshy. Flowers showy, fragrant, white, pale yellow or pink. Ovary leafy and sometimes spiny.
Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	aculeata: prickly
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Worldwide distribution:	Tropical America
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Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Literature:	Bailey, L.H. (1949). Manual of Cultivated Plants Revised edition. Macmillan, New York. Page 702. Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 611. (Includes a picture).

Flora of Mozambique: Pereskia aculeata
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Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Pereskia aculeata

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