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Pereskia grandifolia var. violacea Leuenb.
Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 41: 116-118, f. 5J, 14D-E, 15Ak, 46 116 1986.
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Pereskia grandifolia subs. violacea (Leuenb.) N.P.Taylor & Zappi
Cactaceae Consensus Init. 3: 7 7 1997.

Pereskia grandifolia var. violacea (Pereskia grandifolia subs. violacea) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
This is an odd cactus with areoles and (surprise) with woody trunk and regular leaf development and function, it is generally viewed as representing the "ancestral cactus," although its placement within Cactaceae has remained uncertain.

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Pereskia grandifolia Haw.
Suppl. Pl. Succ. 85 (-86). 1819
Synonymy: 9 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Pereskia grandifolia subs. violacea (Leuenb.) N.P.Taylor & Zappi
Cactaceae Consensus Init. 3: 7 7 1997.
Synonymy: 2
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Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Pereskia grandifolia group

  • Pereskia grandifolia Haw.: (subs. grandifolia) with receptacle brats green and rarely curved and a pink flowers it is native to eastern Brazil but widely cultivated in the tropical Americas.
  • Pereskia grandifolia subs. violacea (Leuenb.) N.P.Taylor & Zappi: with purplish-pink or purple bracts and flowers. It was discovered sometime before 1972, initially described as Pereskia bahiensis, but is only distinguished from var. grandifolia by colour. It is apparently native to Espirito Santo and Minas Gerais.


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Pereskia grandifolia var. violacea (Pereskia grandifolia subs. violacea) Photo by: Cactus Art
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Pereskia grandifolia var. violacea (Pereskia grandifolia subs. violacea) Photo by: Cactus Art

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Pereskia grandifolia var. violacea (Pereskia grandifolia subs. violacea) Photo by: Cactus Art
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