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New entries:

Ferocactus emoryi

Ferocactus emoryi

Frailea atrobella

Frailea atrobella

Opuntia ficus-indica

Opuntia ficus-indica

Eulychnia castanea cv. varispiralis disc shaped form

Eulychnia castanea cv. varispiralis disc shaped form

Pediocactus winkleri

Pediocactus winkleri

Echinopsis scheeri

Echinopsis scheeri

Pereskia aculeata

Pereskia aculeata

Discocactus pulvinicapitatus

Discocactus pulvinicapitatus

Astrophytum myriostigma cv. Kikko nudum

Astrophytum myriostigma cv. Kikko nudum

Eriosyce subgibbosa var. wagenknechtii

Eriosyce subgibbosa var. wagenknechtii

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.