Weberocereus tunilla

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Weberocereus tunilla
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Weberocereus
Species:
W. tunilla
Binomial name
Weberocereus tunilla
(F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose
Subspecies
  • Weberocereus tunilla subsp. tunilla
  • Weberocereus tunilla subsp. biolleyi (F.A.C.Weber)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cereus tunilla F.A.C.Weber

Weberocereus tunilla is an epiphytic cactus native to Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama. It is the type species of Weberocereus. Its flower emits an unpleasant musky smell after opening and is pollinated by bats.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Weberocereus tunilla (F.A.C.Weber) Britton & Rose". Plants of the World Online. Kew Science. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  2. ^ Tschapka, M.; Helversen, O. von; Barthlott, W. (1999). "Bat pollination of Weberocereus tunilla, an epiphytic rain forest cactus with functional flagelliflory". Plant Biology. 1 (5): 554–559. doi:10.1111/j.1438-8677.1999.tb00783.x. ISSN 1438-8677.
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