Career
He undertook 8 voyages to America, discovered, described and catalogued many species of cactus. South American Indians called him Karaí Pukú (engl Long Hunter). In Europe he became known as Cactus Hunter.
Airampoa
Chaffeyopuntia
Pseudotephrocactus
Salmiopuntia
Subulatopuntia
Weberiopuntia.