Pereskia grandifolia

Flower name
Pereskia grandifolia
Scientific name
Pereskia grandifolia
Alias大葉麒麟, Pereskia grandifolia, ペレスキア・グランディフォリア
Place of originBrazil
Place of floweringGreenhouse, Botanical Gardens, Specific area
Flowering seasonMay, June, July

What is Pereskia grandifolia

Pereskia grandifolia (scientific name: Pereskia grandifolia) is native to Brazil and is a non-tuberous shrub of the Cactaceae family. It grows naturally in dry forest like savanna on site. There are thorns in the trunk and the leaf side of the cactus. The big leaves are obovated. Only in the daytime in summer, a lot of deep peach flowers gather and bloom. It makes put fruits similar to pears after flowers. Leaves are edible as vegetables.

Common name: Pereskia grandifolia, Scientific name: Pereskia grandifolia, Origin: Brazil, Environment: savanna, dried forest, life type : Non-tuber root shrub, height of plant height: 200 to 500 cm, leaf length: 10 to 20 cm, leaf width: 5 cm, leaf shape: inverted ovary, flower stem: 3 to 5 cm, flower color: rich pink, flowering period: May to 7 Fruit shape: simulated, use: Leaves are eaten as vegetables only during the day in the moon. features: There are spines in the original species of cactus, trunk / leaf axil.