Leuenbergeria

A Brazilian species with yellow flowers, associated with seasonally dry habitats in Bahia and Minas Gerais. It appears as Pereskia aureiflora in older accounts.

A leafy cactus of the wet tropics, known in older publications as Pereskia bleo. Studies cover its vigorous growth, leaf composition and small proteins with biological activity.

A tree-like or shrubby cactus of seasonally dry areas in northern South America and the southern Caribbean. Its leaves enabled study of how economical water management combines with C₃ photosynthesis.

A Central American tree-like cactus with orange flowers. Studies of an Oaxaca population document pollen, ovule and seed development in detail.

A tree-like cactus from the Dominican Republic, originally described as Pereskia marcanoi. It is distinguished by separation of floral sexual functions and large, flattened fruits.

A small-leaved Caribbean species known in the literature as Pereskia portulacifolia. Greyish bark and broad, rounded leaf tips help distinguish it from similar species.

A narrowly distributed species from the Dominican Republic, known from around Bayahíbe. Its leafy shoots are associated with storage thickenings of the roots.

A Cuban species with separate male and female plants. Botanical-garden observations revealed large storage roots previously omitted from keys.