Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with one or more reported human-use categories. The record is an index entry, not a recommendation or assurance of safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyCactaceae
GenusLepismium
Scientific name with authorshipLepismium cruciforme (Vell.) Miq.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cactus cruciformis Vell.Cereus cruciformis (Arráb.) Steud.Cereus elegans Pfeiff.Cereus knightii J.Parm.Cereus knightii J.Parm. ex Pfeiff.Cereus myosurus Salm-DyckCereus myosurus Salm-Dyck ex DC.Cereus myosurus var. tenuior Salm-DyckCereus setosus G.Lodd.Cereus squamosus Salm-DyckCereus squamulosus Salm-DyckCereus squamulosus Salm-Dyck ex DC.Cereus tenuis DC.Cereus tenuispinis Haw.Cereus tenuispinus Haw.Hariota cruciformis (Vell.) KuntzeHariota knightii (C.F.Först.) KuntzeHariota knightii var. tenuispinis KuntzeHariota ramosisima (Lem.) KuntzeHariota squamulosa KuntzeLepismium anceps (F.A.C.Weber) BorgLepismium cavernosum (G.Lindb.) G.Lindb. ex K.Schum.Lepismium cavernosum G.Lindb.Lepismium commune Pfeiff.Lepismium cruciforme f. anceps (F.A.C.Weber) SüpplieLepismium cruciforme f. myosurus (Salm-Dyck) SüpplieLepismium cruciforme var. anceps (F.A.C.Weber) Backeb.Lepismium cruciforme var. cavernosum (G.Lindb.) Backeb.Lepismium cruciforme var. knightii (Pfeiff.) BoomLepismium cruciforme var. myosurus (Salm-Dyck) Backeb.Lepismium knightii Pfeiff.Lepismium myosurus (Salm-Dyck) Pfeiff.Lepismium radicans Voecht.Lepismium ramosissimum Lem.Lepismium tenue Pfeiff.Lepismium vollii Backeb.Rhipsalis anceps F.A.C.WeberRhipsalis brevibarbis K.Schum.Rhipsalis cavernosa (G.Lindb.) G.Lindb.Rhipsalis cavernosa (G.Lindb.) K.Schum.Rhipsalis communis (Pfeiff.) MottetRhipsalis cruciformis (Vell.) A.Cast.Rhipsalis ensiformis F.A.C.WeberRhipsalis knightii (Pfeiff.) C.F.Först.Rhipsalis macropogon K.Schum.Rhipsalis mittleri C.F.Först.Rhipsalis myosurus (Pfeiff.) C.F.Först.Rhipsalis myosurus (Salm.-Dyck) K.Schum.Rhipsalis radicans F.A.C.WeberRhipsalis radicans var. anceps F.A.C.WeberRhipsalis radicans var. ensiformis F.A.C.WeberRhipsalis radicans var. rosea F.A.C.WeberRhipsalis ramosissima (Lem.) K.Schum.Rhipsalis squamulosa (Salm-Dyck ex DC.) K.Schum.
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 identifier133803-1
Use codesEU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRIN
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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.