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Parodia aureicentra var. muhrii

Parodia aureicentra var. muhrii

Notocactus roseoluteus

Notocactus roseoluteus

Astrophytum coahuilense

Astrophytum coahuilense

Discocactus hartmannii

Discocactus hartmannii

Mammillaria lenta

Mammillaria lenta

Mammillaria lasiacantha

Mammillaria lasiacantha

Parodia mammulosa subs. submammulosa

Parodia mammulosa subs. submammulosa

Echinocereus reichenbachii subs. fitchii

Echinocereus reichenbachii subs. fitchii

Stenocactus fasciculatus

Stenocactus fasciculatus

Sulcorebutia augustinii

Sulcorebutia augustinii

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.