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
FamilyAizoaceae
GenusMesembryanthemum
Scientific name with authorshipMesembryanthemum junceum Haw.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Mesembryanthemum acutisepalum A.BergerMesembryanthemum aphyllum DC.Mesembryanthemum coralloides DC.Mesembryanthemum fulvum Eckl. & Zeyh.Mesembryanthemum junceum var. pauciflorum Sond.Mesembryanthemum simile Sond.Mesembryanthemum simile var. namaquense Sond.Peratetracoilanthus junceus (Haw.) Rappa & CamarronePsilocaulon acutisepalum (A.Berger) N.E.Br.Psilocaulon bijliae N.E.Br.Psilocaulon calvinianum L.BolusPsilocaulon candidum L.BolusPsilocaulon delosepalum L.BolusPsilocaulon framesii L.BolusPsilocaulon imitans L.BolusPsilocaulon junceum (Haw.) SchwantesPsilocaulon laxiflorum L.BolusPsilocaulon leightoniae L.BolusPsilocaulon levynsiae N.E.Br.Psilocaulon lewisiae L.BolusPsilocaulon namaquense (Sond.) SchwantesPsilocaulon oculatum L.BolusPsilocaulon pauciflorum (Sond.) SchwantesPsilocaulon planisepalum L.BolusPsilocaulon rogersiae L.BolusPsilocaulon semilunatum L.BolusPsilocaulon simile (Sond.) SchwantesPsilocaulon simulans L.BolusPsilocaulon squamifolium N.E.Br.Psilocaulon stayneri L.BolusPsilocaulon subintegrum L.BolusPsilocaulon utile L.Bolus
Documented use categories
Invertebrate food
Poison reported
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 identifier363042-1
Use codesIF PO
Crop wild relativeNo
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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.