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 repandus (L.) Mill.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Acanthocereus horribarbis (Salm-Dyck) BorgCactus peruvianus L.Cactus repandus L.Cephalocereus atroviridis (Backeb.) BorgCephalocereus peruvianus (L.) Fournet, 1978Cephalocereus remolinensis (Backeb.) BorgCereus atroviridis Backeb.Cereus gladiger CelsCereus gladiger Cels ex Salm-DyckCereus gracilis Haw.Cereus grenadensis Britton & RoseCereus horribarbis Salm-DyckCereus lanuginosus Mill.Cereus margaritensis J.R.Johnst.Cereus peruvianus (L.) Mill.Cereus peruvianus R.KieslingCereus remolinensis Backeb.Cereus repandus var. laetevirens Salm-DyckCereus russelianus Salm-DyckNeoraimondia peruviana (L.) F.RitterPilocereus atroviridis Backeb.Pilocereus fricii Backeb.Pilocereus remolinensis Backeb.Pilocereus repandus (L.) K.Schum.Pilocereus russelianus subsp. margaritensis (J.R.Johnst.) CroizatPiptanthocereus peruvianus (L.) Riccob.Stenocereus peruvianus (L.) R.KieslingSubpilocereus atroviridis (Backeb.) Backeb.Subpilocereus grenadensis (Britton & Rose) Backeb.Subpilocereus margaritensis (J.R.Johnst.) Backeb.Subpilocereus remolinensis (Backeb.) Backeb.Subpilocereus repandus (L.) Backeb.Subpilocereus repandus var. weberi Backeb.Subpilocereus russelianus var. margaritensis (J.R.Johnst.) Backeb.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
Material
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 identifier130627-1
Use codesAF EU FU HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2SEPASAL
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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.