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Mesembryanthemum cryptanthum

Mesembryanthemum cryptanthum Hook.f.

Also indexed asBabies' toesBarilla finaBloodfingerBloodfinger IcefigTheurkauffs MittagsblumeTheurkauffs Mittagsblume (DE); Barilla fina (ES)przypołudnik skrytokwiatowyМезембриантемум скрытоцветковый
FamilyAizoaceae
GenusMesembryanthemum
Use categories3
Linked notes0

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
FamilyAizoaceae
GenusMesembryanthemum
Scientific name with authorshipMesembryanthemum cryptanthum Hook.f.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Aizoon theurkauffii MaireCryophytum nanum N.E.Br.Hydrodea bossiana DinterHydrodea cryptantha (Hook.fil.) N.E.Br.Hydrodea hampdenii N.E.Br.Hydrodea sarcocalycantha (Dinter & A.Berger) DinterMesembryanthemum dactylinum Welw.Mesembryanthemum dactylinum Welw. ex Oliv.Mesembryanthemum forskahlii Hochst.Mesembryanthemum forskahlii Hochst. ex Boiss.Mesembryanthemum forsskalii Hochst.Mesembryanthemum forsskalii Hochst. ex Boiss.Mesembryanthemum gaussenii LereddeMesembryanthemum geniculiflorum Forssk.Mesembryanthemum sarcocalycanthum Dinter & A.BergerMesembryanthemum theurkauffii (Maire) MaireOpophyton forsskalii (Hochst. ex Boiss.) N.E.Br.Opophytum cryptanthum (Hook.fil.) GerbauletOpophytum dactylinum (Welw. ex Oliv.) N.E.Br.Opophytum forskahlii (Hochst. ex Boiss.) N.E.Br.Opophytum forsskalii (Hochst. ex Boiss.) N.E.Br.Opophytum gaussenii (Leredde) Greuter & BurdetOpophytum theurkauffii (Maire) Maire

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 identifier362762-1
Use codesEU HF 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.