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Pereskia

DEFINITIONS OF: Pereskia

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n genus of tropical American shrubby trees and woody climbers having slender branches with broad flat leaves and large panicles of flowers

Synonyms:
Peireskia, genus Peireskia, genus Pereskia
Type of:
caryophylloid dicot genus
genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers
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