Plant Details

Accepted name:: Selenicereus grandiflorus (L.) Britton & Rose [Cactaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies:: 4

Selenicereus grandiflorus subsp. donkelaarii (Salm-Dyck) Ralf Bauer

Selenicereus grandiflorus subsp. grandiflorus

Selenicereus grandiflorus subsp. hondurensis (K.Schum. ex Weing.) Ralf Bauer

Selenicereus grandiflorus subsp. lautneri Ralf Bauer

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
cactus grandiflorus	Other	Commonly Traded CITES-Listed Spp. in Primer (AHPA, 2013) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
cardón	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
cemmarakasi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cereus	Other	Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
königin der nacht	Other	E-Kommission: Unapproved Status (1984-1994) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
large-ed cactus	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
mahaapushpa	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
moon cereus	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
nattens drottning	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
night blooming cereus	Other	Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
night flowering cactus	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
night-blooming cereus	Other	Commonly Traded CITES-Listed Spp. in Primer (AHPA, 2013) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
night-flowering cactus	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
nivadung paanchkoni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
queen of the night	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
queen-of-the-night	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
raatripraphulla	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
reina de la noche	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
selenicereus grandiflorus	Pharmaceutical	E-Kommission: Unapproved Status (1984-1994)
sweet scented cactus	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
sweet-scented cactus	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
vanilla cactus	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
visarpin	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Stem		Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
	young plant	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
herb		Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)

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

Cactus grandiflorus L. Sp. Pl.: 467 (1753).
Cereus grandiflorus (L.) Mill. Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 11 (1768).
Cereaster grandiflorus (L.) F.Berge Buch Welt: 90 (1842).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Cactus grandiflorus	Commonly Traded CITES-Listed Spp. in Primer (AHPA, 2013)
Cereus grandifl orus	Med. Fitoterápicos no Brasil (Carvalho et al., 2008)
Cereus grandiflorus	Substances in Meds., Australia (TGA, 2007)
Cereus grandiflorus (L.) Mill.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Cereus grandiflorus Mill.	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
Cereus grandiflorus Miller	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Selenicereus grandiflorus	Commonly Traded CITES-Listed Spp. in Primer (AHPA, 2013) Europe's Med. Pl. (Lange, 1998) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
Selenicereus grandiflorus (L.) Britt. & Rose	Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
Selenicereus grandiflorus (L.) Britt. et Rose	Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998)
Selenicereus grandiflorus (L.) Britton & Rose	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. Latin America (Duke, 2009) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2023 (WHO-UMC, 2023) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
Selenicereus grandiflorus (Linné) Britton et Rose	E-Kommission: Unapproved Status (1984-1994)
Selenicereus grandiflorus Britton & Rose.	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
Selenicereus grandiflorus Britton et Rose	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

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