Cactaceae

Pereskia Mill.

First published in Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4.: [s.p.] (1754)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Venezuela to Paraguay.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela

Introduced into:

Ascension, Bermuda, Cape Provinces, China Southeast, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Florida, Guatemala, Haiti, Hawaii, KwaZulu-Natal, Leeward Is., Mexico Southwest, Myanmar, New South Wales, Northern Provinces, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Vietnam, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1989 Harley, R.M. [25542] Brazil K:SPC-76988.000 No
Taylor, N.; Zappi, D.C.; Eggli [1529] Brazil K000004931 Yes
Leuenberger, B.; de Carvalho, A.M.; Mattos Silva, L.A. [3071] Brazil K000004936 Yes
Taylor, N.; Zappi, D.C.; Eggli [1377] Brazil K000004932 Yes
Leuenberger, B.; et al. [3061] Brazil K000004938 Yes
Carvalho, A.M.; et al. [3761] Brazil K000004927 Yes
Ekman [8609] Cuba K000100312 No
Woolston, A.L. [1002] Paraguay K:SPC-27539.000 No
Leuenberger, B.; et al. [3061] Brazil K000004937 Yes
Leuenberger, B.; de Carvalho, A.M.; Mattos Silva, L.A. [3086] Brazil K000004935 Yes
Sant'Ana, S.C.; Silva, L.A.M.; Mendonca, J.R. [227] Brazil K000004925 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Taylor, N.; Zappi, D.C. [25542] Brazil K000004929 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Taylor, N.; Zappi, D.C. [25542] Brazil K000004928 Yes
Leuenberger, B.; de Carvalho, A.M.; Mattos Silva, L.A. [3069] Brazil K000004939 Yes
Nee [46614] Bolivia K000100176 No
Taylor, N.; Zappi, D.C.; Eggli [1420] Brazil K000004930 Yes
Saar [5106] Brazil K000100285 Yes
Leuenberger, B.; de Carvalho, A.M.; Mattos Silva, L.A. [3083] Brazil K000004940 Yes
Mori, S.A.; et al. [11211] Brazil K000004941 Yes
Carvalho, A.M.; et al. [3761] Brazil K000004926 Yes
Bruniera, C.P.; Groppo, M. [181] Brazil K000543988 No
Harley, R.M.; et al. [16352] Brazil K000004934 Yes
Hatschbach [69187] Brazil K000100242 Yes
Mattos-Silva, L.A.; et al. [2317] Brazil K000004933 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0