He is the taxonomic author or co-author of many species of cacti. He also described a few species of agave, including Agave tequilana, the tequila agave (1902).Agave tequilana F.A.C. Weber ITIS ReportIPNI List of taxa described and co-described by Weber. The genus Weberocereus commemorates his name.Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names by Urs Eggli, Leonard E. Newton
