Weberbauerocereus
Weberbauerocereus is a genus of ceroid cactus, considered to be intermediate between the genera Trichocereus and Cleistocactus. The genus is named after Augusto Weberbauer because of his extensive research in the Peruvian Andes. The genus is native to Bolivia and Peru.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderCaryophyllales
- FamilyCactaceae
Native toBolivia, Peru
Weberbauerocereus cuzcoensis в ботаническом саду Экзотический сад (Jardin exotique de Monaco)[fr], Монако. Справа от вебербауэроцереуса видны цветущие книпхофии По информации базы данных The Plant List, род включает 9 видов: Weberbauerocereus churinensis F.Ritter Weberbauerocereus cuzcoensis Knize Weberbauerocereus johnsonii F.Ritter Weberbauerocereus longicomus F.Ritter Weberbauerocereus madidiensis Quispe & A. Fuentes Weberbauerocereus rauhii Backeb. — Вебербауэроцереус Рауха Weberbauerocereus torataensis F.Ritter Weberbauerocereus weberbaueri (K.Schum. ex Vaupel) Backeb. typus — Вебербауэроцереус Вебербауэра Weberbauerocereus winterianus F.Ritter
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Weberbauerocereus is a genus of ceroid cactus, considered to be intermediate between the genera Trichocereus and Cleistocactus. The genus is named after Augusto Weberbauer because of his extensive research in the Peruvian Andes. The genus is native to Bolivia and Peru.
==Description== The species of the genus Weberbauerocereus grow shrub-like to tree-like, branching at the base or above. They sometimes form tribes. The columnar shoots are erect or arching and sometimes climbing. Thorns, which are often strong, emerge from the white to yellowish, woolly areoles.