Weberbauerocereus longicomus

The status, affinity, scope or nomenclature of this taxon is disputed.

Please see discussion on the talk page.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Weberbauerocereus longicomus F.Ritter, Kakteen And. Sukk. 13: 117. (1962)

Homotypic
- Haageocereus longicomus (F.Ritter) P.V.Heath, Calyx 5(2): 64. (1955)
Heterotypic
- Weberbauerocereus albus F.Ritter, Kakteen And. Sukk. 13: 106. 1962 syn. sec. Arakaki 2003
- Haageocereus albus (F.Ritter) G.D.Rowley, Natl. Cact. Succ. J. 37: 76. (1982)
- Haageocereus albus (F.Ritter) P.V.Heath in Calyx 5(2): 64. (1995)

Note: The earliest published name for this taxon under Weberbauerocereus is actually Weberbauerocereus albus, which is accepted by POWO (2025).

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Peru References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Arakaki, M. 2003. Relaciones taxonómicas en el género Weberbauerocereus Backeberg. Quepo 17: 62-72. Reference page.
Hunt, D. 2016. CITES Cactaceae Checklist, ed. 3: 1–174. PDF. Reference page.
Korotkova, N., Aquino, D., Arias, S., Eggli, U., Franck, A. , Gómez-Hinostrosa, C., Guerrero, P.C., Hernández, H.M., Kohlbecker, A., Köhler, M., Luther, K., Majure, L.C., Müller, A., Metzing, D., Nyffeler, R., Sánchez, D., Schlumpberger, B. & Berendsohn, W.G. 2021. Cactaceae at Caryophyllales. org–a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family. Willdenowia 51(2): 251–270. DOI: 10.3372/wi.51.51208 Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Weberbauerocereus longicomus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 June 18. Reference page. as Weberbauerocereus albus F. Ritter
Korotkova, N. et al. 2025. Weberbauerocereus longicomus in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2025 June 12. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Weberbauerocereus longicomus. Published online. Accessed: Nov 12 2021. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2021. Weberbauerocereus longicomus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Nov 2021. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. Weberbauerocereus longicomus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov 12. Reference page. as Weberbauerocereus albus F. Ritter