Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyCactaceae
GenusAporocactus
Scientific name with authorshipAporocactus flagelliformis (L.) Lem.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Aporocactus flagelliformis var. leptophis (DC.) P.V.HeathAporocactus flagelliformis var. pfeifferi P.V.HeathAporocactus flagriformis (Zucc. ex H.Pfeiff.) Britton & RoseAporocactus flagriformis (Zucc. ex Pfeiff.) Lem.Aporocactus leptophis (DC.) Britton & RoseCactus flagelliformis L.Cactus serpentinus Pers.Cereaster flagelliformis (L.) F.BergeCereaster flagriformis (Zucc. ex Pfeiff.) F.BergeCereus flagelliformis (L.) Haw.Cereus flagelliformis (L.) Mill.Cereus flagelliformis var. funkii Walp.Cereus flagelliformis var. leptophis (DC.) K.Schum.Cereus flagelliformis var. mallisonii Walp.Cereus flagelliformis var. minor Salm-DyckCereus flagelliformis var. minor Salm-Dyck ex Pfeiff.Cereus flagelliformis var. nothus Walp.Cereus flagelliformis var. schottii Walp.Cereus flagelliformis var. smithii Walp.Cereus flagelliformis var. speciosus Salm-DyckCereus flagriformis Zucc.Cereus flagriformis Zucc. ex Pfeiff.Cereus leptophis DC.Cereus serpentinus var. albispinus Weing.Cereus serpentinus var. strictior Walp.Discocactus flagriformis (Zucc. ex Pfeiff.) ScheinvarDisocactus flagelliformis (L.) BarthlottDisocactus flagriformis (Pfeiff.) Scheinvar
Documented use categories
Medicine
Environmental use
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier128832-1
Use codesEU ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.