Pereskia aculeata

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q134422
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Pereskia aculeata

Summary

Pereskia aculeata is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (300 views/month, #1,519 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pereskia aculeata's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Pereskia aculeata is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Pereskia aculeata's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Pereskia aculeata belongs to the parent taxon Pereskia[6].
  • Pereskia aculeata's scientific name is Pereskia aculeata[7].
  • Pereskia aculeata is a type of useful plant[8].
  • Pereskia aculeata is used for vegetable[9].
  • Pereskia aculeata's Commons category is recorded as Pereskia aculeata[10].
  • Pereskia aculeata's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pereskia aculeata[11].
  • Pereskia aculeata's Commons gallery is recorded as Pereskia aculeata[12].
  • Pereskia aculeata's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 52(1)[13].
  • Pereskia aculeata's taxon synonym is recorded as Cactus pereskia[14].
  • Pereskia aculeata's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=27356[15].
  • Pereskia aculeata's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. aculeata'}[16].
  • Pereskia aculeata is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Barbados shrub'}[17].
  • Pereskia aculeata is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Barbados Gooseberry'}[18].
  • Pereskia aculeata is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Barbados Shrub'}[19].
  • Pereskia aculeata is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '虎刺'}[20].
  • Pereskia aculeata is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '木麒麟'}[21].
  • Pereskia aculeata is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '木麒麟'}[22].
  • Pereskia aculeata is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '叶仙人掌'}[23].
  • Pereskia aculeata's NatureServe conservation status is recorded as apparently secure[24].
  • Pereskia aculeata's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[25].
  • Pereskia aculeata's taxon range is recorded as Brazil[26].
  • Pereskia aculeata's taxon range is recorded as Santa Catarina[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Pereskia aculeata is Pereskia aculeata[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Pereskia[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Barbados shrub'}[17], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Barbados Gooseberry'}[18], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '虎刺'}[20], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '木麒麟'}[21], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '木麒麟'}[22], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '叶仙人掌'}[23].

Identifiers

Pereskia aculeata's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 166500[28]. Pereskia aculeata's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3597[29]. Pereskia aculeata's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 589674[30]. Pereskia aculeata's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5384215[31]. Pereskia aculeata's ITIS TSN is recorded as 19754[32].

Why It Matters

Pereskia aculeata ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (300 views/month, #1,519 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Das große Kakteen-Lexikon. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . perennialagriculture.institute. perennialagriculture.institute. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . perennialagriculture.institute. perennialagriculture.institute. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 52(1). wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 52(1). wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . A dataset on catalogue of alien plants in China. wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . A dataset on catalogue of alien plants in China. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [24] . wikidata.org.
  28. [25] . wikidata.org.
  29. [26] . wikidata.org.
  30. [27] . Brazilian Flora 2020 project - Projeto Flora do Brasil 2020. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · RamsesVII · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iucn conservation status Least Concern
    Parent taxon Pereskia
    Subclass of
    Taxon synonym Cactus pereskia
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