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Opuntia elata

Opuntia elata Link & Otto ex Salm-Dyck

Also indexed asArumbeba-espinhentaArumbeba-tiçúArumbevaOrange TunaPalmatória-de-agulhaRiverina pearTunaUrumbeba-dos-pampas
FamilyCactaceae
GenusOpuntia
Use categories1
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
FamilyCactaceae
GenusOpuntia
Scientific name with authorshipOpuntia elata Link & Otto ex Salm-Dyck

Indexed scientific synonyms

Opuntia alko-tuna CárdenasOpuntia bispinosa Backeb.Opuntia bonaerensis Speg.Opuntia canterae Arechav.Opuntia elata subsp. bonaerensis (Speg.) GuiggiOpuntia elata subsp. rioplatensis (Font) M.H.J.van der MeerOpuntia elata var. obovata E.WaltherOpuntia fuscolineata Starm. & MucherOpuntia pyrrhantha (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun & EstevesOpuntia rioplatense FontOpuntia viridirubra subsp. rubrogemmia (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun & EstevesOpuntia vitelliniflora (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun & EstevesOpuntia vitelliniflora subsp. interjecta (F.Ritter) P.J.Braun & EstevesPlatyopuntia interjecta F.RitterPlatyopuntia pyrrhantha F.RitterPlatyopuntia rubrogemmia F.RitterPlatyopuntia vitelliniflora F.Ritter

Documented use categories

Medicine

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 identifier323259-2
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.