Pereskia grandiflora Pfeiff.

 
  • Family : CACTACEAE
    (Cactus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : NAG PHANI FAMILY / CACTUS FAMILY (नागफणी फैमिली / कैक्टस फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Cactaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Pereskia grandiflora Pfeiff.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Kattaramullu (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Comments / notes : Grown as live fence and also as garden plant
  • Flower, Fruit : July-September
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Thrissur district, Alappuzha district, Kollam district, Thiruvananthapuram district
  • Native : West Indies
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Pereskia grandiflora. Downloaded on 6 December 2024.

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