Weberocereus tunilla

Weberocereus tunilla
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
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) Ralf Bauer;
Synonyms
	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. The flowers are an example of flagelliflory.

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