Genus Pereskia (Noun)
Meaning
Genus of tropical American shrubby trees and woody climbers having slender branches with broad flat leaves and large panicles of flowers.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Pereskia is a genus of tropical American shrubby trees and woody climbers having slender branches with broad flat leaves and large panicles of flowers.
- The genus Pereskia has become popular due to its unique, flat leaves resembling those of deciduous trees more than cacti.
- Characteristics of the genus Pereskia, led researchers to question its classification as a true cactus.
- In fact, Pereskia species have many characteristics that distinguish them from other genera of cacti, including their broad, flat leaves.
- The few species in genus Pereskia are relatively rare in cultivation, due largely to the difficulties of propagation and the relatively uninteresting flower.