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
Genus
Pereskia
Family
Cactaceae
Order
Caryophyllales
Crop categories
Fruits
Vegetables
Leaf vegetables
Food crops
Tropical crops