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Mammillaria microhelia

Mammillaria microhelia

Copiapoa cinerea subs. columna-alba

Copiapoa cinerea subs. columna-alba

Echinopsis chamaecereus

Echinopsis chamaecereus

Echinocereus schmolii var. nerispina

Echinocereus schmolii var. nerispina

Ferocactus peninsulae f. brevispinus (Chinned type)

Ferocactus peninsulae f. brevispinus (Chinned type)

Ferocactus peninsulae subs. viscainensis

Ferocactus peninsulae subs. viscainensis

Copiapoa solaris

Copiapoa solaris

Hatiora gaertneri

Hatiora gaertneri

Astrophytum hybrid CAP-SK (A. capricorne x A. asterias cv. Superkabuto)

Astrophytum hybrid CAP-SK (A. capricorne x A. asterias cv. Superkabuto)

Melocactus curvispinus subs. caesius

Melocactus curvispinus subs. caesius

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.