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
GenusMyrtillocactus
Scientific name with authorshipMyrtillocactus geometrizans (Mart. ex Pfeiff.) Console
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cactus geometrizans Mart.Cereus aquicaulensis Pfeiff.Cereus garambello HaageCereus garambello Haage ex C.F.Först.Cereus geometrizans Mart.Cereus geometrizans Mart. ex Pfeiff.Cereus geometrizans var. pugionifer (Lem.) Salm-DyckCereus geometrizans var. pugioniferus (Lem.) Salm-DyckCereus geometrizans var. quadrangularispinus Lem.Cereus geometrizans var. quadrangularispinus Lem. ex Labour.Cereus gladiator Otto & A.Dietr.Cereus gladiator var. geometrizans Monv.Cereus pugionifer K.Schum.Cereus pugionifer Lem.Cereus pugionifer var. quadrangulispinus Lem.Cereus pugionifer var. quadrangulispinus Lem. ex C.F.Först.Cereus pugioniferus Lem.Myrtillocactus geometrizans f. cristatus P.V.HeathMyrtillocactus geometrizans f. hintonii W.A.Fitz Maur.Myrtillocactus geometrizans var. grandiareolatus (Bravo) Backeb.Myrtillocactus geometrizans var. pugionifera (Lem.) ConsoleMyrtillocactus grandiareolatus BravoMyrtillocactus hertrichii HoughtonMyrtillocactus pugionifer (Lem.) A.BergerMyrtillocereus geometrizans var. pugionifer (K.Schum.) Frić & Kreuz.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Environmental use
Material
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 identifier135710-1
Use codesEU HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2SEPASALUseful 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.