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New entries:

Frailea chiquitana

Frailea chiquitana

Sclerocactus spinosior

Sclerocactus spinosior

Ferocactus wislizeni

Ferocactus wislizeni

Lobivia saltensis var. multicostata

Lobivia saltensis var. multicostata

Pterocactus neuquensis

Pterocactus neuquensis

Eriosyce bulbocalyx

Eriosyce bulbocalyx

Echinocereus spinigemmatus

Echinocereus spinigemmatus

Astrophytum myriostigma cv. Onzuka tricostatum

Astrophytum myriostigma cv. Onzuka tricostatum

Mammillaria huitzilopochtli subs. niduliformis

Mammillaria huitzilopochtli subs. niduliformis

Echinocereus х roetteri

Echinocereus х roetteri

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.