Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

Common name: Barbados gooseberry, Leaf cactus, Ora-pro-nobis

Family: Cactaceae (Cactus)

Distribution: Tropical Americas

IUCN Red list: Least concern

Black list: Listed NEMBA Category 1 Invasive - Must be destroyed/removed by law.

Comments: One specimen that had infested a tree had its stems cut at the base, but after four years the 'dry' stems of the Pereskia that fell from the tree still set root and regrew.