Accession Data

Pereskia aculeata

Common Name: Barbados Gooseberry, Lemon Vine

Family: Cactaceae

Country of Origin: West Indies

Description: A West Indian cactus shrub with a tendency to vine, it bears spines in pairs or trios. The berry is small, yellow with a juicy, subacid pulp. The flavor is pleasant and is used fresh or preserved. The leaves may be cooked as greens. Propagated by seed or cutting.

Uses: The berry is small, yellow with a juicy, subacid pulp. The flavor is pleasant and is used fresh or preserved. The leaves may be cooked as greens.

Accession Data

USDA Zone: 9b-11

Accession #: 198502660

Accession Date: 1985-12-31 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 2209

Quantity: 2

Source: Unknown

Culture: Propagated by seed or cutting.

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: core eudicots

Order: Caryophyllales

Family: Cactaceae

SubFamily: Pereskioideae

Tribe: Pereskieae

Flowering Data:

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References

Wikipedia - extracted 17 OCT 2006

Images

Pereskia aculeata