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Rhodocactus grandifolius (Haw.) F.M.Knuth
Kaktus-ABC [Backeb. & Knuth] 97. 1936 [12 Feb 1936]
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Pereskia grandifolia Haw.
Suppl. Pl. Succ. 85 (-86). 1819 Haw.

Rhodocactus grandifolius (Pereskia grandifolia) Photo by: K.k. Agrawal

Synonyms:

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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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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Rose cactus
CHINESE (中文): 葉仙人棒, 木麒麟
FINNISH (Suomi): Puukaktukset
ITALIAN (Italiano): Cactus foglia, Cacuts rosa
JAPANESE (日本語): オオバキリン
KOREAN (한국어): 나뭇잎선인장속
LITHUANIAN (Lietuvių): Stambiažiedė pereskija
PERSIAN (فارسی): پرسکیا
POLISH ( Polski): Drzewidło
PORTUGUESE (Português): Jumbeba, Groselheira-das-antilhas, Groselha-dos-barbado, Groselha-da-américa, Rosa-madeira, Sabonete, Quiabento, Ora Pro Nobis, Guamacho Morado
PUNJABI Shahmukhi script ( پنجابی ): پیرسکیا
RUSSIAN (Русский): Переския, Пейреския
SWEDISH (Svenska): Skär trädkaktus, Trädkaktussläktet
THAI (ภาษาไทย): กุหลาบเมาะลำเลิง
UKRAINIAN (Українська): Пейрескія

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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Flowering habit at Cycad International, Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia. (Pereskia grandifolia) Photo by: Josef Cycad Perner
21069 star Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Thorns at Enchanting Floral Gardens of Kula, Maui, Hawaii (USA). October 24, 2007. (Pereskia grandifolia) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr

21070 star Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Spines on stem at Enchanting Floral Gardens of Kula, Maui, Hawaii (USA). April 30, 2009 (Pereskia grandifolia) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
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Flowering habit at Cycad International, Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia. (Pereskia grandifolia) Photo by: Josef Cycad Perner

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Rhodocactus grandifolius (Pereskia grandifolia) Photo by: Josef Cycad Perner
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Rhodocactus grandifolius (Pereskia grandifolia) Photo by: Alexander Arzberger


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