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|accepted_name=Pereskia aculeata
|accepted_authority=Miller
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Gard. Dict. ed.
|place=8. 1768
|year=1768
}}
|common_names=Lemon vine;blade apple cactus;Barbados gooseberry
|basionyms={{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=Cactus pereskia
|authority=Linnaeus
}}
|synonyms=
|hierarchy=Cactaceae;Cactaceae subfam. Pereskioideae;Pereskia;Pereskia aculeata
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Cactaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>subfamily</small>[[Cactaceae subfam. Pereskioideae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Pereskia]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Pereskia aculeata]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 4
|mention_page=page 100
|treatment_page=page 101
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Shrubs </b>or vines, clambering, 3–10 m. <b>Stems</b> to 3 cm diam., spiny; areoles to 15 mm diam., largest on basal portion of stem. <b>Leaves</b> lanceolate to ovate or oblong, 4.5–11 × 1.5–5 cm, 0.5–1 mm thick. <b>Spines</b> of 2 kinds; primary spines (= first formed) 2 per areole, recurved, clawlike, 4–8 mm; secondary spines to 25 per older areole, straight, 10–35 mm. <b>Flowers</b> to 70 in terminal or lateral inflorescences, fragrant, 3 × 2.5–5 cm; pedicels 5–15 mm; tepals perigynous; scales and areoles on prominent to inconspicuous tubercles; perianth whitish to light pink. <b>Fruits</b> yellow to orange, spheric, not angled, 40 × 15–25 mm, never proliferating. <b>Seeds</b> lenticular, 4.5–5 mm diam., glossy. <b>2n</b> = 22.</span><!--

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|phenology=Flowering summer–fall (Aug–Oct).
|habitat=Disturbed shell middens (Fla), riparian woodlands with fine, sandy loam (Tex.)
|elevation=0-50 m
|distribution=Fla.;Tex.;West Indies;South America.
|discussion=<p><i>Pereskia aculeata</i> is cultivated as an ornamental, both for its edible fruits and fragrant flowers (though the scent is considered unpleasant by some). The species has escaped from cultivation in seven counties in Florida: Brevard, Dade, Indian River, Manatee, Highlands, St. Lucie, and Palm Beach, and it is established in Willacy County, near the southernmost tip of Texas (J. Ideker 1996).</p>
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name=Pereskia aculeata
|author=
|authority=Miller
|rank=species
|parent rank=genus
|synonyms=
|basionyms=Cactus pereskia
|family=Cactaceae
|phenology=Flowering summer–fall (Aug–Oct).
|habitat=Disturbed shell middens (Fla), riparian woodlands with fine, sandy loam (Tex.)
|elevation=0-50 m
|distribution=Fla.;Tex.;West Indies;South America.
|introduced=true
|reference=None
|publication title=Gard. Dict. ed.
|publication year=1768
|special status=
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|subfamily=Cactaceae subfam. Pereskioideae
|genus=Pereskia
|species=Pereskia aculeata
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