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Internal ID UUID643ff83bca534724607268
Scientific name Pereskia aculeata
Authority Mill.
First published in Gard. Dict.: Pereskia No. 1. 1768.

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Pereskia pereskia (L.) H.Karst. Deut. Fl.: 888. 1882.
Pereskia acardia J.Parm. ex Pfeiff. Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 176. 1837.
Cactus pereskia L. Sp. Pl.: 469. 1753.
Pereskia foetens Speg. in Weingart in Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 14: 134. 1904.
Pereskia aculeata var. longispina (Haw.) DC. Prodr. 3: 475. 1828.
Pereskia fragrans Lem. Hort. Universel 2: 40. 1841.
Pereskia godseffiana Anon. in Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 43: 257. 1908.
Pereskia longispina Haw. Syn. Pl. Succ.: 178. 1812.
Pereskia undulata Lem. Ill. Hort. 5 (Misc.): 11. 1858.
Pereskia arcadia J.Parm. ex Pfeiff. Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 176. 1837.
Pereskia braziliensis Pfeiff. Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 176. 1837.
Pereskia aculeata var. lanceolata Pfeiff. Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 176. 1837.
Pereskia aculeata var. rotundifolia Hort.Dyck. ex Pfeiff. Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 176. 1837.
Pereskia aculeata var. rubescens Pfeiff. Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 176. 1837.
Pereskia rubescens (Pfeiff.) Houghton in J. Cact. Succ. Soc. Amer. 1(2): 3. 1929.
Pereskia aculeata var. godseffiana (Anon.) Backeb. & F.M.Knuth ex Krainz Kakteen: A. 1969.
Pereskia aculeata f. rubescens (Pfeiff.) Krainz Kakteen 41A: A. 1969.
Pereskia aculeata var. brasiliensis (Pfeiff.) Borg Cacti: 50. 1937.
Pereskia aculeata var. latifolia Salm-Dyck Hort. Dyck.: 202. 1834.
Pereskia aculeata var. rotunda Monach. Ill. Dict. Gard.: 589. 1901.
Pereskia brasiliensis Pfeiff. Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 176. 1837.
Pereskia peireskia H.Karst. in: Kuntze, C.E.O., Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 107. 1898.
Cactus lucidus Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 849. 1796.

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Language Common/alternative name
English barbados gooseberry
English barbados shrub
Spanish pereskia aculeata f. rubescens
Spanish pereskia rubescens
Spanish pereskia longispina
Spanish cactus lucidus
Spanish pereskia aculeata var. lanceolata
Spanish pereskia aculeata var. longispina
Spanish pereskia aculeata var. rubescens
Spanish cactus pereskia
Spanish pereskia aculeata var. godseffiana
Spanish pereskia aculeata var. rotundifolia
Spanish pereskia foetens
Spanish pereskia fragrans
Spanish pereskia godseffiana
Spanish pereskia pereskia
Spanish pereskia undulata
Persian کاکتوس انگورفرنگی
French groseillier des barbades
Japanese モクキリン
Korean 목기린선인장
Lithuanian dygliuotoji pereskija
Portuguese ora-pro-nobis
Portuguese ora pro nobis
Russian Переския шиповатая
Russian Переския колючая
Russian Барбадосский крыжовник
Swedish trädkaktus
Chinese 虎刺
Chinese 葉仙人掌
Chinese 木麒麟
Chinese 叶仙人掌

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000398441
Florida Plant Atlas 393
USDA Plants PEAC2
Tropicos 5100447
INPN 447022
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:137452-1
The Plant List kew-2414656
Open Tree Of Life 584122
NCBI Taxonomy 3597
Nature Serve 2.145004
IUCN Red List 46508
iNaturalist 166500
GBIF 5384215
Freebase /m/08rw5y
EPPO PKIAC
EOL 589674
USDA GRIN 27356
Wikipedia Pereskia_aculeata
IPNI 137452-1

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Elucidating the multichromosomal structure within the Brasenia schreberi mitochondrial genome through assembly and analysis Shan Y, Li J, Duan X, Zhang X, Yu J BMC Genomics 29-Apr-2024
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doi:10.1186/s12864-024-10331-0
PMID:38684976
Genomic insights into the clonal reproductive Opuntia cochenillifera: mitochondrial and chloroplast genomes of the cochineal cactus for enhanced understanding of structural dynamics and evolutionary implications Liu J, Feng Y, Chen C, Yan J, Bai X, Li H, Lin C, Xiang Y, Tian W, Qi Z, Yu J, Yan X Front Plant Sci 07-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10954886
doi:10.3389/fpls.2024.1347945
PMID:38516667
The first mitochondrial genome of Calophyllum soulattri Burm.f. Cadorna CA, Pahayo DG, Rey JD Sci Rep 01-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10907642
doi:10.1038/s41598-024-55016-6
PMID:38429360
The influence of exotic and native plants on illnesses with physical and spiritual causes in the semiarid region of Piauí, Northeast of Brazil da Silva PH, Ferreira Júnior WS, Zank S, do Nascimento AL, de Abreu MC J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 26-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10895823
doi:10.1186/s13002-024-00667-y
PMID:38409039
In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluation of Bioactive Compounds from Berries for Wound Healing Vendrame S, Alaba T, Marchi N, Tsakiroglou P, Klimis-Zacas D Curr Dev Nutr 14-Jan-2024
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A Critical Appraisal of the Most Recent Investigations on Ora-Pro-Nobis (Pereskia sp.): Economical, Botanical, Phytochemical, Nutritional, and Ethnopharmacological Aspects Teixeira VM, de Oliveira A, Backes E, de Souza CG, Castoldi R, de Sá-Nakanishi AB, Bracht L, Comar JF, Corrêa RC, Leimann FV, Bracht A, Peralta RM Plants (Basel) 16-Nov-2023
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doi:10.3390/plants12223874
PMID:38005771
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PMCID:PMC10625231
doi:10.1186/s12870-023-04529-9
PMID:37924024
Patterns of use of wild food plants by Brazilian local communities: systematic review and meta-analysis Gomes LC, Medeiros PM, Prata AP J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 25-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10601232
doi:10.1186/s13002-023-00619-y
PMID:37880767
Multichromosomal mitochondrial genome of Punica granatum: comparative evolutionary analysis and gene transformation from chloroplast genomes Feng L, Wang Z, Wang C, Yang X, An M, Yin Y BMC Plant Biol 25-Oct-2023
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doi:10.1186/s12870-023-04538-8
PMID:37880586
Use of medicinal plants during COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil da Silva AM, Horsth AL, Timóteo ÉD, Faria RJ, Bazoni PS, Meira EF, dos Santos JB, da Silva MR Sci Rep 02-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10545667
doi:10.1038/s41598-023-43673-y
PMID:37783716
Development of Fortified Breads Enriched with Plant-Based Bioactive Peptides Derived from the Chia (Salvia hispanica L.) Expeller Ozón B, Cotabarren J, Geier FR, Kise MP, García-Pardo J, Parisi MG, Obregón WD Foods 09-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10528513
doi:10.3390/foods12183382
PMID:37761091
An improved folate stable isotope dilution assay of unexploited food sources from Brazil Obermaier L, da Mata BP, Perego CH, Sivieri K, Salgaço MK, dos Santos AG, Boehni R, Groehn V, Knapp JP, Rychlik M Front Nutr 05-Sep-2023
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doi:10.3389/fnut.2023.1252497
PMID:37731402
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doi:10.3390/plants12173113
PMID:37687359
A Review on Edible Coatings and Films: Advances, Composition, Production Methods, and Safety Concerns Matloob A, Ayub H, Mohsin M, Ambreen S, Khan FA, Oranab S, Rahim MA, Khalid W, Nayik GA, Ramniwas S, Ercisli S ACS Omega 02-Aug-2023
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doi:10.1021/acsomega.3c03459
PMID:37599927

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Phenethylamines
Hordenine 68313 Click to see 165.23 unknown https://doi.org/10.3109/13880209.2015.1008144
Mescaline 4076 Click to see 211.26 unknown https://doi.org/10.3109/13880209.2015.1008144
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Iridoids and derivatives
2-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-3,4-bis(hydroxymethyl)cyclopent-3-en-1-ol 53462571 Click to see 188.22 unknown https://doi.org/10.3109/13880209.2015.1008144
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Cholestane steroids / Cholesterols and derivatives
Cholesterol 5997 Click to see 386.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)84774-3
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives
Stigmasterol 5280794 Click to see 412.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)84774-3
> Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Amino acids, peptides, and analogues / Alpha amino acids and derivatives / Alpha amino acids / L-alpha-amino acids
Abrine 160511 Click to see CNC(CC1=CNC2=CC=CC=C21)C(=O)O 218.25 unknown https://doi.org/10.3109/13880209.2015.1008144
> Organoheterocyclic compounds / Indoles and derivatives / Tryptamines and derivatives
Tryptamine 1150 Click to see C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C(=CN2)CCN 160.22 unknown https://doi.org/10.3109/13880209.2015.1008144
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones / Flavonols
Quercetin 5280343 Click to see 302.23 unknown https://doi.org/10.3109/13880209.2015.1008144
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 3-O-methylated flavonoids
3,3',4',5,7-Pentahydroxy-5'-methoxyflavylium 441774 Click to see 317.27 unknown https://doi.org/10.3109/13880209.2015.1008144

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