Uses
The genus is not of great economic importance.
Pereskia aculeata The fruit are edible, widely cultivated. Fruits containing numerous small seeds. It somewhat resembles the gooseberry in appearance and is of excellent flavor. This plant is a declared weed in South Africa.
Pereskia guamacho The fruit are edible, coltected from wild plants.
Pereskia bleo The crushed leaves have been used to clarify drinking water.
Pereskia lychnidiflora The spines are 12 cm long and have been used as needles in Guatemala.
Pereskia grandifolia Cultivated for flowers.
The most common usage being as hedges; they are easily transplanted and quickly grow into an impenetrable thicket, as well as flowering prolifically.
Pereskia aculeata In horticulture being more tolerant of moisture than more succulent cacti, they can be used as rootstock for grafting of Zygocactus to create miniature trees.
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