Weberocereus tunilla

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. The flowers are an example of flagelliflory.[2]

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

Subspecies
  • Weberocereus tunilla subsp. biolleyi, syns. Weberocereus biolleyi, Weberocereus panamensis – Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama. Stems nearly cylindrical, 4–6 mm thick. Flowers 5–6 cm long, pinkish

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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