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Pereskia aculeata - West Indian woody climber with spiny stems and numerous fragrant white flowers in panicles followed by small yellow to orange fruits

Barbados gooseberry, Barbados-gooseberry vine

blade apple, Barbados gooseberry - small yellow to orange fruit of the Barbados gooseberry cactus used in desserts and preserves and jellies

genus Peireskia, genus Pereskia, Peireskia, Pereskia - genus of tropical American shrubby trees and woody climbers having slender branches with broad flat leaves and large panicles of flowers

vine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface

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Bark relatively high in water storage is shown in Aeonium arboreum, Cereus repandus, Chorisia speciosa, Crassula argentea, Euphorbia pentagona, Ficus elastica, Nicotiana glauca, Leptosyne (Coreopsis) gigantea, Pereskia aculeata, Portulacaria afra, and Ricinus communis.

Living Cells in Wood 3. Overview; Functional Anatomy of the Parenchyma Network

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Use of Flavonoids and Cinnamates, the Main Photoprotectors with Natural Origin

First report of natural infestation of Pereskia aculeata Mill.

FRUIT FLIES AND THEIR PARASITOIDS IN THE FRUIT GROWING REGION OF LIVRAMENTO DE NOSSA SENHORA, BAHIA, WITH RECORDS OF UNPRECEDENTED INTERACTIONS/MOSCAS FRUGIVORAS E SEUS PARASITOIDES NO POLO DE FRUTICULTURA DE LIVRAMENTO DE NOSSA SENHORA, BAHIA, COM REGISTRO DE INTERACOES INEDITAS

Production of betalains from callus and cell suspension cultures of Pereskia aculeata Miller, an unconventional leafy vegetable.

Production of pigments in Alternanthera sessilis calli mediated by plant growth regulators and light/ Producao de pigmentos em calos de Alternanthera sessilis mediados por reguladores de crescimento e luz

Dispersao de sementes de Pereskia aculeata Muller (Cactaceae) num fragmento florestal no sudeste do Brasil.

Physical characterization of Rhipsalis (Cactaceae) fruits and seeds germination in different temperatures and light regimes/Caracterizacao fisica de frutos de Rhipsalis (Cactaceae) e germinacao de sementes em diferentes regimes de temperatura e luz

Devido aos elevados teores de proteinas apresentados pelas cactaceas do genero Pereskia, essa planta e denominada "carne de pobre" (ROCHA et al., 2008), pois ja foi identificado na Pereskia aculeata um conteudo proteico na materia seca de 17,40% (ALMEIDA FILHO & CAMBRAIA, 1974) e 28,59% (TAKEITI et al., 2009).

Utilization of cacti of the genus Pereskia in the human diet in a municipality of Minas Gerais/Utilizacao de cactaceas do genero Pereskia na alimentacao humana em um municipio de Minas Gerais

Pereskia aculeata Mill., also known as Orapro-nobis or Barbados gooseberry, was found to be a host plant for Anastrepha barbiellinii Lima; and Campomanesia guazumifolia (Myrtaceae) was recorded for the first time as a host plant for both A.

Tephritoid flies (diptera, Tephritoidea) and their plant hosts from the state of Santa Catarina in Southern Brazil