Cactaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Pereskia weberiana

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Pereskia weberiana is a slender, spiny, deciduous shrub forming erect to arching canes 1 - 3 metres tall from a short trunk that can be 12cm in diameter[ 1988 Title Pereskia (Cactaceae) Publication Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden Volume 41 Author Leuenberger B.E. Publisher The New York Botanical Garden; Bronx, New York Year 1986 ISBN 0-89327-307-4 Description The genus Pereskia (sensu lato) has been divided into several genera since this treatment was written, but it still remains an excellent guide to the plants. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. Pereskia weberiana does not have any known major threats, nor does the species appear to be declining at a rate sufficient to qualify for a threatened category. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2017)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Bolivia

HabitatDry, open forests, growing on dry slopes and river banks; at elevations from 1,100 - 1,900 metres[ 1988 Title Pereskia (Cactaceae) Publication Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden Volume 41 Author Leuenberger B.E. Publisher The New York Botanical Garden; Bronx, New York Year 1986 ISBN 0-89327-307-4 Description The genus Pereskia (sensu lato) has been divided into several genera since this treatment was written, but it still remains an excellent guide to the plants. ].