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
GenusSchlumbergera
Scientific name with authorshipSchlumbergera truncata (Haw.) Moran
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cactus truncatus (Haw.) LinkCereus truncatus (Haw.) SweetCereus truncatus var. altensteinii Salm-DyckEpiphyllum altensteinii Pfeiff.Epiphyllum delicatum N.E.Br.Epiphyllum elegans CelsEpiphyllum elegans Cels ex C.F.Först.Epiphyllum guedneyrii HoulletEpiphyllum purpurascens Lem.Epiphyllum ruckeri PaxtonEpiphyllum ruckerianum Lem.Epiphyllum salmoneum CelsEpiphyllum salmoneum Cels ex K.Schum.Epiphyllum smithianum MarnockEpiphyllum truncatum Haw.Epiphyllum truncatum var. altensteinii (Pfeiff.) Lem.Epiphyllum truncatum var. cruentum T.Br.Epiphyllum truncatum var. magnificum T.Br.Epiphyllum truncatum var. spectabile T.Br.Epiphyllum truncatum var. wagneri Rol.-Goss.Epiphyllum truncatum var. wagneri Rol.-Goss. ex GuillauminEpiphyllum violaceum CelsEpiphyllum violaceum Cels ex C.F.Först.Schlumbergera truncata var. altensteinii (Pfeiff.) MoranSchlumbergera truncata var. delicata (N.E.Br.) MoranZygocactus altensteinii (Pfeiff.) K.Schum.Zygocactus delicatus (N.E.Br.) Britton & RoseZygocactus truncatus (Haw.) K.Schum.Zygocactus truncatus var. delicatus (N.E.Br.) Backeb. & F.M.Knuth
Documented use categories
Environmental use
Gene source
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 identifier229597-2
Use codesEU GS
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINPlant 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.