Rhodocactus grandifolius

Rhodocactus grandifolius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Genus:	Rhodocactus
Species:	R. grandifolius
Binomial name
	Rhodocactus grandifolius; (Haw.) F.M.Knuth
Synonyms
	Cactus grandifolius Link ; Cactus rosa Vell. ; Pereskia grandiflora Pfeiff. ; Pereskia grandifolia Haw. ; Pereskia ochnacarpa Miq. ; Pereskia rosea A.Dietr. ; Pereskia tampicana F.A.C.Weber ; Rhodocactus tampicanus (F.A.C.Weber) Backeb. ;

Rhodocactus grandifolius (rose cactus; syn. Pereskia grandifolia) is a species of cactus native to eastern and southern Brazil. Like all species in the genus Rhodocactus and unlike most cacti, it has persistent leaves. It was first described in 1819. It is grown as an ornamental plant and has naturalized outside its native range.

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