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 pruinosus (Otto ex Pfeiff.) Buxb.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Cactus pruinosus Monv.Cactus pruinosus Monv. ex Steud.Cereus laevigatus Salm-DyckCereus pruinosus (Otto ex Pfeiff.) C.F.Först.Cereus pruinosus Salm-DyckCereus roridus Pfeiff.Cereus schumannii Mathsson ex K.Schum.Cereus schumannii Mathsson, 1899Echinocactus pruinosus OttoEchinocactus pruinosus Otto ex Pfeiff.Griseocactus pruinosus (Otto ex Pfeiff.) GuiggiGriseocereus pruinosus (Otto ex Pfeiff.) GuiggiLemaireocereus laevigatus (Salm-Dyck) BorgLemaireocereus pruinosus (Otto ex Pfeiff.) Britton & RoseLemaireocereus schumannii (Mathsson ex K.Schum.) Britton & RoseNeogriseocereus pruinosus (Otto ex Pfeiff.) GuiggiPachycereus schumannii (Mathsson ex K.Schum.) C.NelsonRathbunia laevigata (Salm-Dyck) P.V.HeathRathbunia laevigata var. schumannii (Mathsson ex K.Schum.) P.V.HeathRathbunia pruinosa (Otto ex Pfeiff.) P.V.HeathRitterocereus laevigatus (Salm-Dyck) Backeb.Ritterocereus pruinosus (Otto ex Pfeiff.) Backeb.Stenocereus laevigatus (Salm-Dyck) Buxb.Stenocereus laevigatus var. schumannii (Mathsson ex K.Schum.) P.V.Heath
Documented use categories
Human food
Environmental use
Fuel
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 identifier244646-2
Use codesEU FU HF
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
SEPASALUseful Plant Project
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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.