Barbados gooseberry originates from tropical America.
The fruits of the Barbados gooseberry are edible and, as the name suggests, resembles the gooseberry in appearance. Fruits are eaten fresh or used to make jam. Leaves can be eaten as a vegetable.
Names
Scientific
Pereskia aculeata
English
Barbados gooseberry
Leaf cactus
Surinam gooseberry
Dutch
Pereskia
Pereskie
French
Groseillier des Barbades
Taxonomy
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Pereskia
Species
Pereskia aculeata (Barbados gooseberry)
Crop categories
Fruits
Leaf vegetables
Minor crops
Subtropical crops
Tropical crops
Vegetables