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Cylindropuntia tunicata

Cylindropuntia tunicata

Matucana weberbaueri

Matucana weberbaueri

Thelocactus hexaedrophorus var. labouretianus

Thelocactus hexaedrophorus var. labouretianus

Matucana krahnii

Matucana krahnii

Matucana multicolor

Matucana multicolor

Copiapoa goldii

Copiapoa goldii

Thelocactus setispinus

Thelocactus setispinus

Sclerocactus scheeri var. megarhizus

Sclerocactus scheeri var. megarhizus

Ferocactus acanthodes f. albispinus

Ferocactus acanthodes f. albispinus

Astrophytum caput-medusae

Astrophytum caput-medusae

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.