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Enriched botanical record

Opuntia maxima

Opuntia maxima Mill.

Also indexed asOponcecacto-palmatóriachumberafiga de morofiguera de morofiguera de picfiguerassahigos chumbos
FamilyCactaceae
GenusOpuntia
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
FamilyCactaceae
GenusOpuntia
Scientific name with authorshipOpuntia maxima Mill.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Cactus decumanus Willd.Cactus elongatus Willd.Cactus lanceolatus Haw.Opuntia alfagayucca Karw.Opuntia alfagayucca Karw. ex Salm-DyckOpuntia amyclaea Ten.Opuntia decumana (Willd.) Haw.Opuntia elongata (Willd.) Haw.Opuntia elongata var. laevior Salm-DyckOpuntia ficus-barbarica A.BergerOpuntia ficus-indica f. amyclaea (Ten.) SchelleOpuntia ficus-indica f. decumana (Haw.) SchelleOpuntia ficus-indica f. gymnocarpa (F.A.C.Weber) SchelleOpuntia ficus-indica var. amyclaea (Ten.) A.BergerOpuntia ficus-indica var. amyclaea Schelle, 1907Opuntia ficus-indica var. decumana (Haw.) Speg.Opuntia ficus-indica var. gymnocarpa (F.A.C.Weber) Speg.Opuntia gymnocarpa F.A.C.WeberOpuntia labouretiana K.Schum.Opuntia lanceolata (Haw.) Haw.

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 identifier136788-1
Use codesEU HF ME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East AsiaSEPASAL

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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.