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
GenusPereskia
Scientific name with authorshipPereskia aculeata Mill.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cactus lucidus Salisb.Cactus pereskia L.Peireskia aculeata Plum.Pereskia acardia J.Parm.Pereskia acardia J.Parm. ex Pfeiff.Pereskia aculeata f. rubescens (Pfeiff.) KrainzPereskia aculeata var. brasiliensis (Pfeiff.) BorgPereskia aculeata var. godseffiana (hort. ex Gard.Chron.) Backeb. & F.M.KnuthPereskia aculeata var. godseffiana (hort. ex Gard.Chron.) Backeb. & F.M.Knuth ex KrainzPereskia aculeata var. lanceolata Pfeiff.Pereskia aculeata var. latifolia Salm-DyckPereskia aculeata var. longispina (Haw.) DC.Pereskia aculeata var. rotunda Monach.Pereskia aculeata var. rotundifolia Pfeiff.Pereskia aculeata var. rubescens Pfeiff.Pereskia brasiliensis Pfeiff.Pereskia foetens Speg.Pereskia fragrans Lem.Pereskia godseffiana Anon.Pereskia hortensis VossPereskia lanceolata (Pfeiff.) C.F.Först.Pereskia longispina Haw.Pereskia longissima VossPereskia peireskia H.Karst.Pereskia pereskia (L.) H.Karst.Pereskia plantaginea Pfeiff.Pereskia rubescens (Pfeiff.) HoughtonPereskia undulata Lem.
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 identifier137452-1
Use codesEU HF ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East Asia
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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.