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
GenusStenocereus
Scientific name with authorshipStenocereus griseus (Haw.) Buxb.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cactus eburneus (Salm-Dyck) Spreng.Cactus eburneus LinkCereus clavatus Otto & A.Dietr.Cereus deficiens Otto & A.Dietr.Cereus eburneus Salm-DyckCereus eburneus var. clavatus FobeCereus eburneus var. monstrosus Salm-DyckCereus eburneus var. monstrosus Salm-Dyck ex DC.Cereus eburneus var. polygonus Pfeiff.Cereus griseus Haw.Cereus peruvianus C.F.Först.Cereus polygonatus Pfeiff.Griseocactus griseus (Haw.) GuiggiGriseocereus griseus (Haw.) GuiggiLemaireocereus deficiens (Otto & A.Dietr.) Britton & RoseLemaireocereus eburneus (Salm-Dyck) H.P.Kelsey & DaytonLemaireocereus griseus (Haw.) Britton & RoseNeogriseocereus griseus (Haw.) GuiggiNeolemaireocereus griseus (Haw.) Backeb.Pilocereus deficiens (Otto & A.Dietr.) WaltonRathbunia deficiens (Otto & A.Dietr.) P.V.HeathRathbunia grisea (Haw.) P.V.HeathRathbunia grisea f. cristata P.V.HeathRathbunia grisea var. monstrosa (Salm-Dyck ex DC.) P.V.HeathRitterocereus deficiens (Otto & A.Dietr.) Backeb.Ritterocereus griseus (Haw.) Backeb.Stenocereus deficiens (Otto & A.Dietr.) Buxb.Stenocereus deficiens (Otto & A.Dietr.) KrainzStenocereus griseus f. cristatus (P.V.Heath) P.V.HeathStenocereus griseus var. monstrosus (Salm-Dyck ex DC.) P.V.Heath
Documented use categories
Human food
Environmental use
Material
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 identifier244634-2
Use codesEU HF MA
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRINSEPASAL
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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.