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Leuenbergeria bleo

Leuenbergeria bleo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Leuenbergeria
Species:
L. bleo
Binomial name
Leuenbergeria bleo
(Kunth) Lodé[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Cactus bleo Kunth
  • Pereskia bleo (Kunth) DC.
  • Pereskia corrugata Cutak
  • Pereskia cruenta Pfeiff.
  • Pereskia panamensis F.A.C.Weber
  • Rhodocactus bleo (Kunth) F.M.Knuth
  • Rhodocactus corrugatus (Cutak) Backeb.

Leuenbergeria bleo, formerly Pereskia bleo,[2] (rose cactus, leaf cactus) is a leafy cactus, native to the shady, moist forests of Central America, that grows to a woody, prickly shrub about 2 m tall with large, orange flowers resembling rose blossoms.

  1. ^ Griffith, P.; Gann, G.D.; Nassar, J. (2017). "Pereskia bleo ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017. IUCN: e.T152000A121574961. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T152000A121574961.en.
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference POWO_60461844-2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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