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New entries:

Echinocereus х roetteri

Echinocereus х roetteri

Ferocactus peninsulae

Ferocactus peninsulae

Mammillaria bertholdii

Mammillaria bertholdii

Echinocereus pailanus

Echinocereus pailanus

Austrocylindropuntia subulata

Austrocylindropuntia subulata

Astrophytum asterias cv. Ruri Kabuto Akabana

Astrophytum asterias cv. Ruri Kabuto Akabana

Parodia turbinata

Parodia turbinata

Mammillaria bombycina cv. Split Spine

Mammillaria bombycina cv. Split Spine

Austrocylindropuntia subulata f. cristata

Austrocylindropuntia subulata f. cristata

Mammillaria guelzowiana cv. Double Flower

Mammillaria guelzowiana cv. Double Flower

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.