Pereskia bahiensis

Pereskia bahiensis
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Pereskia
Species: P. bahiensis
Binomial name
Pereskia bahiensis
Gürke

Pereskia bahiensis is a species of cactus that is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. Taylor, N.P. 2002. Pereskia bahiensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.