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Notes for the Genus:

Weberbauerocereus

Etymology - Named in honor of August Weberbauer - a researcher in the Peruvian Andes.
Like many of the large columnar or treelike cactus, the genus Weberbauerocereus is seldom cultivated and has seen little attention from researchers. As a result the future use of the name may be changed.

Native to Peru and northern Chile, the plants have fairly large, columnar stems that are either shrubby or may contain a distinct trunk. Stems have numerous shallow ribs that are somewhat tuberculate with prominent woolly areoles. Spines are numerous and stout. Flowers are funnel-shaped and white or reddish. Floral tubes with scales and hairs.

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Weberbauerocereus churinensis

Weberbauerocereus churinensis


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Weberbauerocereus cuzcoensis

Weberbauerocereus cuzcoensis


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Weberbauerocereus johnsonii

Weberbauerocereus johnsonii


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Weberbauerocereus longicomus

Weberbauerocereus longicomus


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Weberbauerocereus rauhii

Weberbauerocereus rauhii


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Weberbauerocereus torataensis

Weberbauerocereus torataensis


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Weberbauerocereus weberbaueri

Weberbauerocereus weberbaueri


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Weberbauerocereus winterianus

Weberbauerocereus winterianus


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*Currently 8 of 8 known species in this genus are represented on CactiGuide.com.
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