Weberocereus imitans

Weberocereus imitans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Weberocereus
Species:
W. imitans
Binomial name
Weberocereus imitans
(Kimnach & Hutchison) Buxb.
Synonyms[1]
  • Cryptocereus imitans (Kimnach & Hutchison) Backeb.
  • Eccremocactus imitans (Kimnach & Hutchison) Kimnach
  • Weberocereus imitans (Kimnach & Hutchison) D.R.Hunt
  • Werckleocereus imitans Kimnach & Hutchison

Weberocereus imitans, commonly known as fishbone cactus or zig-zag cactus, is an epiphytic cactus native to Costa Rica.[1] Its flower is small compared with the other two "fishbone cacti", Selenicereus anthonyanus and Disocactus anguliger.

References

  1. ^ a b "Weberocereus imitans (Kimnach & Hutchison) D. R. Hunt". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2021-11-18.


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