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
FamilyCactaceae
GenusOreocereus
Scientific name with authorshipOreocereus celsianus (Salm-Dyck) A.Berger ex Riccob.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Borzicactus celsianus (Lem. ex Salm-Dyck) KimnachCereus bruennowii (J.N.Haage ex C.F.Först. & Rümpler) MottetCereus celsianus (Cels) OrcuttCereus celsianus (Lem. ex Salm-Dyck) A.BergerCleistocactus celsianus (Cels ex Salm-Dyck) F.A.C.WeberEchinopsis celsiana (Salm-Dyck) Anceschi & MagliOreocereus bruennowii (Britton & Rose) Backeb.Oreocereus celsianus var. bruennowii (Haage ex Rümpler) Britton & Rose, 1916Oreocereus celsianus var. bruennowii (J.N.Haage ex C.F.Först. & Rümpler) BorgOreocereus celsianus var. foveolatus (Labour. ex Lem.) BorgOreocereus maximus Backeb.Oreocereus neocelsianus Backeb.Oreocereus neocelsianus var. ruficeps Y.ItôOreocereus neocelsianus var. villosissimus Y.ItôPilocereus bruennowii J.N.HaagePilocereus bruennowii J.N.Haage ex C.F.Först. & RümplerPilocereus brunnowianus MoerderPilocereus brunnowii F.HaagePilocereus brunnowii F.Haage ex Nichols.Pilocereus celsianus Lem.Pilocereus celsianus Lem. ex Salm-DyckPilocereus celsianus f. auratus K.Schum.Pilocereus celsianus var. bruennowii (J.N.Haage ex C.F.Först. & Rümpler) K.Schum.Pilocereus celsianus var. foveolatus (Labour. ex Lem.) SchellePilocereus celsianus var. williamsii (Lem.) K.Schum.Pilocereus foveolatus Labour.Pilocereus foveolatus Labour. ex Lem.Pilocereus kanzleri J.N.HaagePilocereus kanzleri J.N.Haage ex C.F.Först. & RümplerPilocereus williamsii Lem.
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 identifier175969-2
Use codesEU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRIN
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