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 guerichianum Pax
Indexed scientific synonyms
Amoebophyllum guerichianum (Pax) N.E.Br.Cryophytum acuminatum L.BolusCryophytum alatum L.BolusCryophytum calycinum L.BolusCryophytum carinatum L.BolusCryophytum crassifolium L.BolusCryophytum fenchelii (Schinz) N.E.Br.Cryophytum feuchelii N.E.Br.Cryophytum framesii L.BolusCryophytum framesii var. laxum L.BolusCryophytum grandiflorum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) N.E.Br.Cryophytum grandiflorum Dinter & SchwantesCryophytum grandiflorum Dinter & Schwantes ex RangeCryophytum grandifolium (Schinz) Dinter & SchwantesCryophytum guerichianum (Pax) SchwantesCryophytum karrooicum L.BolusCryophytum latisepalum L.BolusCryophytum maxwellii L.BolusCryophytum neilsoniae L.BolusCryophytum pentagonum L.BolusCryophytum roseum L.BolusCryophytum sessiliflorum L.BolusCryophytum setosum L.BolusCryophytum squamulosum L.BolusCryophytum subulatum L.BolusCryophytum truncatum L.BolusDerenbergiella luisae SchwantesDerenbergiella luisii SchwantesMesembryanthemum alatum (L.Bolus) L.BolusMesembryanthemum crystallinum var. grandiflorum Eckl. & Zeyh.Mesembryanthemum fenchelii SchinzMesembryanthemum grandiflorum SchinzMesembryanthemum grandiflorum Schinz ex RangeMesembryanthemum grandifolium SchinzMesembryanthemum horridum Koutnik & LavisMesembryanthemum intransparens L.BolusMesembryanthemum intransparens var. laxum (L.Bolus) L.BolusMesembryanthemum karrooense L.BolusMesembryanthemum latisepalum (L.Bolus) L.BolusMesembryanthemum macrostigma L.BolusMesembryanthemum magniflorum L.BolusMesembryanthemum neilsoniae (L.Bolus) L.BolusMesembryanthemum parvipapillatum L.BolusMesembryanthemum perlatum DinterMesembryanthemum pingue L.BolusMesembryanthemum purpureoroseum L.BolusMesembryanthemum quinangulatum L.BolusMesembryanthemum rhodanthum L.BolusMesembryanthemum rubroroseum L.BolusMesembryanthemum sedentiflorum L.BolusMesembryanthemum setosum (L.Bolus) L.BolusMesembryanthemum squamulosum (L.Bolus) L.BolusMesembryanthemum subrigidum L.BolusMesembryanthemum subtereticaule L.Bolus
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 identifier362965-1
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.