Pereskiopsis diguetii in the Jardín Botánico de la UNAM, México
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Order:
Caryophyllales
Family:
Cactaceae
Subfamily:
Opuntioideae
Tribe:
Cylindropuntieae
Genus:
Pereskiopsis Britton & Rose
Species
See text.
Pereskiopsis is a genus of cactus (family Cactaceae) in the subfamily Opuntioideae. Unlike typical cacti, it has persistent fleshy leaves. The genus name refers to its resemblance to the genus Pereskia. Most species are found in Mexico south through Guatemala to Honduras, with one species in Bolivia. The incorrect spelling Peireskiopsis has also been used.
genera Quiabentia and Pereskiopsis are basal to the main clade of Grusonia and Cylindropuntia. However, only two species of Pereskiopsis were included, and...
Pereskiopsis diguetii, synonym Pereskiopsis spathulata, is a species of cactus in the subfamily Opuntioideae. Terrazas, T. & Arias, S. 2017. Pereskiopsis...
Opuntioideae) also have visible leaves, which may be long-lasting (as in Pereskiopsis species) or produced only during the growing season and then lost (as...
Quiabentia is a genus of cacti, closely related to Pereskiopsis. The tree-like or bushy xerophytic species of the genus Quiabentia have whorled, fleshy...
plant whose identity is uncertain. Suggested plants include Portulaca, Pereskiopsis, and Lycianthes mociniana, a plant now called tlanochtle in the local...
Identification of mescaline and other β-phenethylamines in Pereskia, Pereskiopsis and Islaya by use of fluorescamine conjugates". Journal of Chromatography...
a genus with very primitive elements including well developed leaves Pereskiopsis This page is an index of articles on plant species (or higher taxonomic...
(Except the species included in Appendix I and except Pereskia spp., Pereskiopsis spp. and Quiabentia spp.) Caecobarbus geertsii Caesalpinia echinata Calumma...
not necessarily difficult. Ariocarpus seedlings are often grafted on Pereskiopsis in order to considerably increase their growth rate, more mature plants...
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