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
GenusSelenicereus
Scientific name with authorshipSelenicereus triangularis (L.) D.R.Hunt
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cactus anizogonus C.F.Först.Cactus napoleonis LoudonCactus triangularis L.Cactus triangularis Vell.Cactus triangularis var. aphyllus Jacq.Cactus triangularis var. foliaceus Jacq.Cactus triangularis var. variegatus Bertol.Cactus triqueter Willd.Cereaster triangularis (L.) F.BergeCereaster triangularis var. variegatus F.BergeCereus anizogonus Salm-DyckCereus compressus Mill.Cereus napoleonis GrahamCereus pomifer Weing.Cereus triangularis (L.) Haw.Cereus triangularis (L.) Mill.Cereus triangularis var. major DC.Cereus triangularis var. pictus DC.Cereus trigonus Haw.Cereus trigonus var. quadrangularis Haw.Cereus venditus PaulsenHylocereus antiguensis Britton & RoseHylocereus compressus Y.ItôHylocereus cubensis Britton & RoseHylocereus napoleonis Britton & RoseHylocereus triangularis (L.) Britton & RoseHylocereus trigonus (Haw.) Saff.Hylocereus trigonus Haw.Selenicereus trigonus (Haw.) S.Arias & N.Korotkova
Documented use categories
Human food
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 identifier77163183-1
Use codesEU GS HF
Crop wild relativeNo
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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.