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Gymnocalycium bruchii var. niveum

Gymnocalycium bruchii var. niveum

Echinocereus polyacanthus subs. huitcholensis

Echinocereus polyacanthus subs. huitcholensis

Opuntia microdasys

Opuntia microdasys

Austrocactus coxii

Austrocactus coxii

Astrophytum myriostigma

Astrophytum myriostigma

Disocactus phyllanthoides

Disocactus phyllanthoides

Ariocarpus elongatus

Ariocarpus elongatus

Echinocereus coccineus var. gurneyi

Echinocereus coccineus var. gurneyi

Opuntia ficus-indica

Opuntia ficus-indica

Matucana ritteri

Matucana ritteri

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.