ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Pereskia aculeata

Name author: Mill.

A species in the Cactaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Pereskia
Species: Pereskia aculeata
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1768

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Pereskia aculeata. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

23 synonyms in this snapshot

Cactus lucidusName author: Salisb.
Cactus pereskiaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
Pereskia acardiaName author: J.Parm. ex Pfeiff.
Pereskia aculeata f. rubescensName author: (Pfeiff.) Krainz
Pereskia aculeata var. brasiliensisName author: (Pfeiff.) Borg
Pereskia aculeata var. godseffianaName author: (Anon.) Backeb. & F.M.Knuth ex Krainz
Pereskia aculeata var. lanceolataName author: Pfeiff.
Pereskia aculeata var. latifoliaName author: Salm-Dyck
Pereskia aculeata var. longispinaName author: (Haw.) DC.
Pereskia aculeata var. rotundaName author: Monach.
Pereskia aculeata var. rotundifoliaName author: Hort.Dyck. ex Pfeiff.
Pereskia aculeata var. rubescensName author: Pfeiff.
Pereskia arcadiaName author: J.Parm. ex Pfeiff.
Pereskia brasiliensisName author: Pfeiff.
Pereskia braziliensisName author: Pfeiff.
Pereskia foetensName author: Speg.
Pereskia fragransName author: Lem.
Pereskia godseffianaName author: Anon.
Pereskia longispinaName author: Haw.
Pereskia peireskiaName author: H.Karst.
Pereskia pereskiaName author: (L.) H.Karst.
Pereskia rubescensName author: (Pfeiff.) Houghton
Pereskia undulataName author: Lem.

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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