Plant Details

Accepted name:

Pachycereus pecten-aboriginum (Engelm. ex S.Watson) Britton & Rose [Cactaceae]

Source of taxonomy and confidence:

World Checklist: unpublished records ( )

Information about this plant:

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Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
barbón	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
cardón	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
cardón hecho	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
hecho	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:

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

synonym
Cereus pecten-aboriginum Engelm. ex S.Watson Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 21: 429 (1886).
Pachycereus pecten-aboriginum subsp. tehuantepecanus (T.MacDoug. & Bravo) P.V.Heath Calyx 2: 107 (1992).
Pachycereus tehuantepecanus T.MacDoug. & Bravo Cact. Suc. Mex. 1: 64 (1956).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Pachycereus pecten-aboriginium	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Pachycereus pecten-aboriginum (Engelm. ex S. Watson) Britton & Rose	World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Pachycereus pecten-aboriginum (Engelm.)Britton & Rose	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)

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