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New entries:

Mammilloydia candida

Mammilloydia candida

Pterocactus australis

Pterocactus australis

Frailea cataphracta subs. tuyensis

Frailea cataphracta subs. tuyensis

Echinopsis candicans

Echinopsis candicans

Mammillaria polythele cv. Stachellos

Mammillaria polythele cv. Stachellos

Astrophytum asterias cv. Superkabuto Five Ribs

Astrophytum asterias cv. Superkabuto Five Ribs

Echinopsis hyalacantha

Echinopsis hyalacantha

Discocactus tricornis

Discocactus tricornis

Hatiora gaertneri

Hatiora gaertneri

Echinopsis chiloensis

Echinopsis chiloensis

The ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CACTI is a an internet resource for all impassioned of Cacti around the world. It aims to be a comprehensive encyclopaedia for all cacti species. (Comprising: monstruos, crested, variegated, albinos, chimaeras, spineless, caudiciforms, epiphytes, winter-hardy, trees, perennials)

The encyclopedia of Cacti provides the Accepted Latin name for most species, subspecies, variety, forms and cultivars, with links to all Synonyms by which that plants has been known. The encyclopedia is regularly updated with information.
Summary Statistics:
The encyclopedia of Cacti contains 1 plant families, 441 plant genera and includes 17590 scientific names and synonyms. 6810 taxa and cultivars have their individual description sheet, 2237 of which are accepted scientific names, 419 cultivars names and 14934 synonyms. The encyclopedia of Cacti is illustrated with 12217 plant photos.