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
GenusCereus
Scientific name with authorshipCereus aethiops Haw.
Indexed scientific synonyms
? landbeckii Phil.Cactus albisetosus (Haw.) Spreng.Cephalocereus albispinus (Salm-Dyck) BorgCereus acromelas Pfeiff.Cereus aethiops var. landbeckii (Phil.) Backeb.Cereus aethiops var. melanacanthus (K.Schum.) Backeb.Cereus albisetosus Haw.Cereus albispinus Salm-DyckCereus albispinus var. major Monv.Cereus albispinus var. major Monv. ex Labour.Cereus anisacanthus var. ortholophus DC.Cereus anisacanthus var. subspiralis DC.Cereus auratus Labour.Cereus auratus f. intermedius Regel & KleinBisCereus auratus f. mollissimus Regel & KleinBisCereus auratus f. pilosus Regel & KleinBisCereus auratus var. intermedius Regel & E.Klein bisCereus auratus var. mollissimus Regel & E.Klein bisCereus auratus var. pilosus Regel & E.Klein bisCereus aureus var. pallidior Salm-DyckCereus azureus J.Parm.Cereus azureus J.Parm. ex Pfeiff.Cereus azureus var. seidelii (Lehm.) DamsCereus bavosus F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.Cereus caerulescens f. landbeckii (Phil.) SchelleCereus caerulescens f. melanacanthus (K.Schum.) SchelleCereus caerulescens var. landbeckii (Phil.) K.Schum.Cereus caerulescens var. melanacanthus K.Schum.Cereus chalibaeus Salm-DyckCereus chalybaeus OttoCereus chalybaeus Otto ex Walp.Cereus coerulescens f. landbeckii (Phil.) SchelleCereus coerulescens f. melanacanthus (K.Schum.) SchelleCereus coerulescens var. landbeckii (Phil.) K.Schum.Cereus coerulescens var. melanacanthus K.Schum.Cereus coeruleus f. melanacanthus (K.Schum.) SchelleCereus decagonus Pfeiff.Cereus landbeckii Phil.Cereus landbeckii Phil. ex RegelCereus landbeckii var. phillipii Rob.Cereus melanacanthus (K.Schum.) SchelleCereus octogonus OttoCereus seidelii Lehm.Cereus seidelii Lehm. ex Salm-DyckEchinocactus dumelianus CelsEchinocactus dumelianus Cels ex Salm-DyckEchinopsis aurata Salm-DyckLemaireocereus bavosus (F.A.C.Weber ex K.Schum.) Backeb.Pilocereus albisetosus K.Schum.Pilocereus auratus (Labour.) C.F.Först. & RümplerPiptanthocereus aethiops (Haw.) F.RitterPiptanthocereus azureus (J.Parm. ex Pfeiff.) Riccob.Piptanthocereus chalibaeus (Salm-Dyck) Riccob.Subpilocereus albispinus (Salm-Dyck) Backeb.
Documented use categories
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 identifier52722-2
Use codesME
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.