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|accepted_name=Pereskia
|accepted_authority=Miller
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Gard. Dict. Abr. ed.
|place=4, vol. 3. 1754
|year=1754
}}
|basionyms=
|synonyms=
|hierarchy=Cactaceae;Cactaceae subfam. Pereskioideae;Pereskia
|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>
|etymology=For Nicolas Claude Fabri de Peiresc, 1580–1637, French scholar
|volume=Volume 4
|mention_page=page 92, 95
|treatment_page=page 100
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Stems </b>straight or zig-zag. <b>Spines</b> 1–12 per areole. <b>Flowers</b> from areoles of new growth, fragrant or not; outer tepals often greenish, colored near margins; inner tepals white, yellow, orange-red, red, pink to purplish; stamens 50–100 in small-flowered species, to 300 in large-flowered species; filaments colorless near base, in some species pigmented distally, color either matching inner tepals or contrasting with them; styles shorter to longer than stamens; stigma lobes 3–20. <b>x</b> = 11.</span><!--

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|distribution=tropical and subtropical regions in the New World;primarily South America.
|introduced=true
|discussion=<p>Species 17 (2 in the flora).</p><!--
--><p>Whether the populations of <i>Pereskia</i> in the flora area are reproducing sexually or maintaining themselves solely by vegetative means remains unclear. The population biology of both species and their long-term persistence in the flora need to be monitored.</p>
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|references={{Treatment/Reference
|id=leuenberger1986a
|text=Leuenberger, B. E. 1986. Pereskia (Cactaceae). Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 41: 1–141.
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|id=leuenberger1992a
|text=Leuenberger, B. E. 1992. Leaf-bearing cacti (genus Pereskia) in cultivation. Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 64: 247–263.
}}
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==Key==
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|-id=key-0-1
|1
|Plants clambering shrubs or vines; first spines formed in each areole recurved and clawlike, secondary spines straight; fruits not angled, less than 40 × 15-25 mm, never proliferating; flowers fragrant
|[[Pereskia aculeata|Pereskia aculeata]]
|-id=key-0-1
|1
|Plants erect shrubs or trees; all spines straight; fruits angled, 50-100 × 30-70 mm, often proliferating; flowers not fragrant
|[[Pereskia grandifolia|Pereskia grandifolia]]
|}
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name=Pereskia
|author=Michael W. Hawkes
|authority=Miller
|rank=genus
|parent rank=subfamily
|synonyms=
|basionyms=
|family=Cactaceae
|distribution=tropical and subtropical regions in the New World;primarily South America.
|introduced=true
|reference=leuenberger1986a;leuenberger1992a
|publication title=Gard. Dict. Abr. ed.
|publication year=1754
|special status=
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|subfamily=Cactaceae subfam. Pereskioideae
|genus=Pereskia
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