Noun
genus of tropical American shrubby trees and woody climbers having slender branches with broad flat leaves and large panicles of flowers
Source: WordNetA more recent 2011 study using fewer genes but more species also found that Pereskia was divided into these two clades, but was unable to resolve the members of the "core cacti" clade. Source: Internet
All the species of Pereskia are superficially like normal trees or shrubs and have numerous leaves. Source: Internet
At least superficially, plants of the genus Pereskia resemble other trees and shrubs growing around them. Source: Internet
Pereskia species have "normal" leaves, with a midrib and a flattened blade (lamina) on either side. Source: Internet
Early in their evolutionary history, the ancestors of modern cacti (other than one group of Pereskia species) developed stomata on their stems and began to delay developing bark. Source: Internet
Phylogeny and evolution Phylogeny Pereskia grandifolia is weakly succulent, possesses leaves, and is thought similar to the ancestor of all cacti. Source: Internet