Weberocereus
| Weberocereus | |
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| Weberocereus rosei | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Tribe: | Hylocereeae |
| Genus: | Weberocereus Britton & Rose |
| Species | |
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Weberocereus is genus of cacti. It produces a green and white flower and is found mainly in Costa Rica and Nicaragua.[1]
Synonymy
The following genera have been brought into synonymy with Weberocereus:
Summary of the species
- Weberocereus biolleyi: Costa Rica. Stems nearly cylindrical, 4-6 mm thick. Flowers 5-6 cm long, pinkish.
- Weberocereus bradei: Costa Rica. Stems flat, ca. 12 cm wide, margins crenate, with small spines. Flowers 5.5-7 cm long, 3.5 cm wide, white, nearly spineless.
- Weberocereus glaber: Stems trigonous, 2.5-4.5 cm wide, spiny. Flowers (9-)11-14 cm long, 8-10 cm wide, spiny and hairy.
- var. glaber Guatemala. Flowers 9-10 cm long, sparsely hairy.
- var. mirandae Mexico. Flowers (10-)12-13 cm long, densely hairy.
- Weberocereus imitans: Costa Rica. Stems flat, lobed as in Epiphyllum anguliger, with small spines. Flowers 6-7 cm long, 3-4 cm wide, base moderately spiny.
- Weberocereus panamensis: Panama. Stems with 3-4 ribs, sometimes flat. Flowers 4-7 cm long, white.
- Weberocereus rosei: Stems flat, 4-8 cm wide, margins crenate. Flowers 5.5-7 cm long, whitish, the lower half densely spiny.
- Weberocereus tonduzii: Stems trigonous, ca. 3 cm wide, spines nearly lacking, minute. Flowers 7-8 cm long, 4-5 cm wide, spiny but not hairy.
- Weberocereus trichophorus: Costa Rica. Stems nearly cylindrical, spiny and densely hairy. Flower 5.5-6 cm long, pinkish.
- Weberocereus tunilla: Costa Rica. Stems 4 (-6)-angled. Flowers 6-7 cm long, pinkish.
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