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Pereskia aculeata
Pereskia aculeata
Pereskia aculeata

Wikipedia description

Pereskia aculeata is a scrambling shrub in the family Cactaceae. Common names include Barbados gooseberry, blade-apple cactus, leaf cactus, rose cactus, and lemonvine. It is native to tropical America. The leaves and fruits are edible, containing high quantities of protein, iron and other nutrients, and it is a popular vegetable in parts of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais under the name of ora-pro-nóbis.

Scientific classification

Clade: Core Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Species: Pereskia aculeata

Samples

Sample nameSample codeTissueRNA extractorSample providerBLASTSRA dataAssembly data
JLOV-Pereskia_aculeataJLOVyoung leavesJ. Leebens-MackJ. Leebens-Mack