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
GenusMammillaria
Scientific name with authorshipMammillaria carnea Zucc. ex Pfeiff.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cactus aeruginosus (Scheidw.) KuntzeCactus carneus (Zucc. ex Pfeiff.) KuntzeCactus pallescens (Scheidw.) KuntzeCactus subtetragonus (A.Dietr.) KuntzeCactus villifer (Otto ex Pfeiff.) KuntzeMammillaria aeruginosa Scheidw.Mammillaria carnea Zucc.Mammillaria carnea var. aeruginosa (Scheidw.) GürkeMammillaria carnea var. cirrosa (Salm-Dyck) GürkeMammillaria carnea var. robustispina R.T.CraigMammillaria carnea var. subtetragona (A.Dietr.) Backeb.Mammillaria carnea var. villifera (Otto ex Pfeiff.) GürkeMammillaria pallescens Scheidw.Mammillaria subtetragona A.Dietr.Mammillaria villifera Otto ex Pfeiff.Mammillaria villifera var. aeruginosa (Scheidw.) Salm-DyckMammillaria villifera var. carnea (Zucc. ex Pfeiff.) Salm-DyckMammillaria villifera var. cirrosa Salm-DyckNeomammillaria carnea (Zucc. ex Pfeiff.) Britton & RoseNeomammillaria carnea var. cirrosa (Gürke) Y.ItôNeomammillaria villifera (Otto ex Pfeiff.) Britton & Rose
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
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 identifier134392-1
Use codesEU HF ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plant Project
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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.