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
GenusSelenicereus
Scientific name with authorshipSelenicereus pteranthus (Link ex A.Dietr.) Britton & Rose
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cereus boeckmanni OttoCereus boeckmannii Otto ex Salm-DyckCereus brevispinus A.BergerCereus grandiflorus var. ophites K.Schum.Cereus grusonianus Weing.Cereus irradians Lem.Cereus kunthianus OttoCereus kunthianus Salm-DyckCereus pteranthus Link & OttoCereus pteranthus Link & Otto ex A.Dietr.Cereus vaupelii Weing.Cereus ×kewensis WorsleySelenicereus boeckmannii (Otto) Britton & RoseSelenicereus brevispinus Britton & RoseSelenicereus grandiflorus var. irradians (Lem.) BorgSelenicereus grandiflorus var. ophites (K.Schum.) BorgSelenicereus grandiflorus var. telli BorgSelenicereus grusonianus (Weing.) A.BergerSelenicereus kunthianus (Salm-Dyck) Britton & RoseSelenicereus macdonaldiae var. grusonianus (Weing.) Backeb.Selenicereus nycticalus (Link ex A.Dietr.) W.T.MarshallSelenicereus pteranthus f. kewensis (Worsley) M.H.J.van der MeerSelenicereus vaupelii (Weing.) A.Berger
Documented use categories
Medicine
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 identifier232393-2
Use codesEU ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal 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.