Plant Details

Accepted name:: Rhipsalis baccifera (J.S.Muell.) Stearn [Cactaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies:: 5

Rhipsalis baccifera subsp. baccifera

Rhipsalis baccifera subsp. cleistogama M.Kessler, Ibisch & Barthlott

Rhipsalis baccifera subsp. erythrocarpa (K.Schum.) Barthlott

Rhipsalis baccifera subsp. horrida (Baker) Barthlott

Rhipsalis baccifera subsp. mauritiana (DC.) Barthlott

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
la perle	Other	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
navahandi	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
niguilla	Other	Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexico (2001)
vahinirazombato	Other	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
නවහන්දි	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Milky sap, Root		Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
leaf		Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
stem		Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexico (2001)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 3 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Cassytha baccifera J.S.Muell. Sexual Syst. Linn. Class. 1: ord. 1 (1771), nom. cons.
Cereus baccifer (J.S.Muell.) Hemsl. Biol. Cent.-Amer., Bot. 1: 548 (1880).
Rhipsalis cassytha Gaertn. Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 137 (1788), nom. superfl.

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Rhipsalis baccifera	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
Rhipsalis baccifera (J.Mill.) Stearn	Med. and Magical Pl. of S Africa (Arnold et al., 2002)
Rhipsalis baccifera (J.Mill.) Stearn.	Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexico (2001)
Rhipsalis baccifera (J.Miller) Stearn	Med. Pl. Indian Ocean Ils. (Gurib-Fakim et al., 2004)
Rhipsalis baccifera (J.S. Miller) Stearn	World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Rhipsalis baccifera (J.S. Muell.) Stearn subsp. baccifera	Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
Rhipsalis baccifera (J.S.Muell.) Stearn	World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)

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