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New entries:

Brachycereus nesioticus

Brachycereus nesioticus

Parodia haselbergii

Parodia haselbergii

Ferocactus latispinus

Ferocactus latispinus

Echinocereus primolanatus

Echinocereus primolanatus

Gymnocalycium ochoterenae

Gymnocalycium ochoterenae

Sclerocactus papyracanthus

Sclerocactus papyracanthus

Echinocereus viridiflorus subs. davisii cv. brevispinus

Echinocereus viridiflorus subs. davisii cv. brevispinus

Gymnocalycium mostii

Gymnocalycium mostii

Astrophytum myriostigma var. strongylogonum

Astrophytum myriostigma var. strongylogonum

Opuntia winteriana

Opuntia winteriana

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.