Pereskia grandifolia
Pereskia grandifolia flowers
Pereskia grandifolia is a species in the genus Pereskia from the cactus family ( Cactaceae ). The specific epithet means grandifolia, large leaves'. Portuguese common names are " Guamacho Morado ", " Ora Pro Nobis ", " Quiabento " and " Sabonete ".
Description
Pereskia grandifolia growing shrubby or tree-like with erect or arching branches, reaching heights of growth of 2 to 5 meters. There are trained grayish brown, rough strains of up to 20 centimeters in diameter. The elliptic to obovate or lanceolate leaves are stalked and of different sizes. The leaf blade is 9 to 23 inches long, 4-6 inches wide and 0.5 to 1.2 inches thick. Fiederförmigen the veins have 7 to 13 side branches. On the underside of the midrib protrudes. On thin branches spring up to 8 thorns of a areola, which may also be missing. They are available in bundles or are spread out. On older branches and trunk may be present, which can be 2 to 6.5 inches in length from 25 to 90 spines per areole.
The pink, bright pink, or more or less purple flowers are in terminal or lateral inflorescences from 10 to 15 (rarely up to 30 ) individual flowers together. Your flower stalk is up to 3 inches long. They reach diameter of 3 to 5 centimeters. The base of the flower is top-shaped and has raised edges or ridges and bumps on. The pear - shaped fruits are usually up gyro together in groups. They are 5 to 10 cm long and have diameters from 3 to 7 centimeters. At maturity they are green to yellow.
Systematics, distribution and hazard
Pereskia grandifolia is common in Brazil. The first description was in 1819 by Adrian Hardy Haworth.
We distinguish the following sub- types:
- Pereskia grandifolia subsp. grandifolia
- Pereskia grandifolia subsp. violacea
Pereskia grandifolia is on the Red List of Threatened Species IUCN as "Least Concern ( LC) ," ie, not compromised classified. For the estimation of the degree of hazard of Pereskia grandifolia subsp. violacea There is insufficient data.