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{{Taxobox
| name = Pereskiopsis
| image = Pereskiopsis_porteri.jpg
| kingdom = [[Plantae]]
| family = [[Cactaceae]]
| subfamily = [[Opuntioideae]]
| tribe = [[Cylindropuntieae]]
| genus = '''Pereskiopsis'''
| authority = Britton & Rose (1907)
| notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). The genus is accepted as distinct within Opuntioideae.
}}

== Etymology ==
The name means "similar to ''Pereskia''", referring to the superficial resemblance between the two genera.

== Description ==
'''Pereskiopsis''' is a genus of shrubby to tree-like cacti with leafy stems and typical opuntioid features.

* '''Habit''': Irregularly branched shrubs or small trees, sometimes forming a trunk with bark in mature plants.
* '''Stems''': Cylindrical, not segmented.
* '''Leaves''': Usually persistent, fleshy, variable in shape (elliptical, lanceolate, spatulate), with a short petiole.
* '''Areoles''': Rounded, woolly, bearing glochids.
* '''Spines''': Usually present, acicular; sheath absent.
* '''Flowers''': Diurnal or sometimes nocturnal, rotate, typical of Opuntioideae; yellow, pink, orange or red.
* '''Fruits''': Small, obovoid to pear-shaped, fleshy, with areoles bearing wool, glochids, and small leaves.
* '''Seeds''': Discoid, hairy, with a whitish appearance due to a sclerotic aril.

== Habitat ==
The genus grows in arid to semi-arid environments, including deserts, coastal areas, dry plains, and deciduous forests, often among shrubs. It is frequently difficult to detect in habitat due to its resemblance to surrounding vegetation.

Altitude range: from about 10 m up to 2100 m.

== Distribution ==
* '''Central America and Mexico''':
Guatemala (El Progreso, Santa Rosa, Zacapa),
Mexico (Baja California, Campeche, Chiapas, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Jalisco, México, Michoacán, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, Sinaloa, Sonora, Veracruz, Yucatán)

== Taxonomy ==
The genus ''Pereskiopsis'' was established by Britton & Rose (1907).

Although superficially similar to ''Pereskia'', it differs significantly by the presence of glochids, typical opuntioid flowers, and seeds with a sclerotic aril.

Molecular studies (Butterworth & Wallace 2005; Griffith & Porter 2009; Nyffeler & Eggli 2010) confirm its placement within Opuntioideae and its distinction from ''Pereskia''.

According to Joël Lodé (2015), the genus is monophyletic and taxonomically valid.

== Species ==
Following the classification of Joël Lodé (2015).

* [[Pereskiopsis aquosa]]
* [[Pereskiopsis blakeana]]
* [[Pereskiopsis diguettii]]
* [[Pereskiopsis kellermannii]]
* [[Pereskiopsis porteri]]
* [[Pereskiopsis rotundifolia]]

== Notes ==
* Despite the presence of leaves, the genus belongs to Opuntioideae due to the presence of glochids and seed structure.
* Often confused with ''Pereskia'', but clearly distinct both morphologically and phylogenetically.
* Represents a transitional morphological form within the cactus family.

[[Category:Cactaceae]]
[[Category:Opuntioideae]]
[[Category:Cylindropuntieae]]
[[Category:Pereskiopsis]]

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