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Cylindropuntia bigelovii

Cylindropuntia bigelovii

Gymnocalycium bruchii var. niveum

Gymnocalycium bruchii var. niveum

Echinocereus sciurus

Echinocereus sciurus

Gymnocalycium castellanosii subs. bozsingianum

Gymnocalycium castellanosii subs. bozsingianum

Pachycereus schottii

Pachycereus schottii

Polaskia chichipe

Polaskia chichipe

Astrophytum hybrid ONZ-OR (A. myriostigma cv. Onzuka x A. ornatum)

Astrophytum hybrid ONZ-OR (A. myriostigma cv. Onzuka x A. ornatum)

Copiapoa serpentisulcata

Copiapoa serpentisulcata

Copiapoa cinerea subs. columna-alba

Copiapoa cinerea subs. columna-alba

Echinopsis pachanoi f. monstruosa cv. Gianfra

Echinopsis pachanoi f. monstruosa cv. Gianfra

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.