Weberocereus

Taxobox
name = "Weberocereus"

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image_caption = "Weberocereus rosei"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Caryophyllales
familia = Cactaceae
subfamilia = Cactoideae
tribus = Hylocereeae
genus = "Weberocereus"
genus_authority = Britton & Rose
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision =
*"Weberocereus imitans"
*"Weberocereus rosei"
*etc.

"Weberocereus" is genus of cacti. It produces a green and white flower and is found mainly in Costa Rica and Nicaragua. [ [http://cactiguide.com/cactus/?genus=Weberocereus Weberocereus On-line Guide to the positive identification of Members of the Cactus Family ] ]

Synonymy

The following genera have been brought into synonymy with "Weberocereus":
*"Eccremocactus" Britton & Rose
*"Eccremocereus" Fric & Kreuz. (orth. var.)
*"Werckleocereus" Britton & Rose

ummary 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.

References