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New entries:

Discocactus insignis

Discocactus insignis

Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus

Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus

Mammillaria prolifera subs. multiceps

Mammillaria prolifera subs. multiceps

Ferocactus glaucescens

Ferocactus glaucescens

Astrophytum asterias var. nudum f. aurea

Astrophytum asterias var. nudum f. aurea

Eriosyce occulta

Eriosyce occulta

Rebutia senilis

Rebutia senilis

Echinocereus х roetteri

Echinocereus х roetteri

Oreocereus hempelianus

Oreocereus hempelianus

Parodia arachnitis

Parodia arachnitis

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.