© Valentino Vallicelli
Endangered
CITES App. II
Pereskia pflanzii
Z. Sukkulentenk. 1: 56 56 1923.
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Pereskia pflanzii
Author
Vaupel
Chinese genus
叶仙人掌属
Chinese name
-
Primary
Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Leaves
Fleshy, shiny, much thicker and broader than those of other opuntias, oval to diamond-shaped with pointed ends narrowed at the base, 4 cm long and 2 cm broad.
Branches
Up to 4 cm in diameter with whorls of thinner branches at apex.
Note
the species was dedicated to Karl Pflanz who discovered it in Bolivia.
Flowers
Pale red.
Spines
White, short and slender, pointing downward, up to 4 cm long.
Areoles
White and circular.