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New entries:

Sulcorebutia tarabucoensis

Sulcorebutia tarabucoensis

Uebelmannia buiningii

Uebelmannia buiningii

Eriosyce kunzei

Eriosyce kunzei

Eriosyce aurata

Eriosyce aurata

Melocactus schatzlii

Melocactus schatzlii

Frailea cataphracta subs. melitae

Frailea cataphracta subs. melitae

Escobaria cubensis

Escobaria cubensis

Pachycereus pringlei

Pachycereus pringlei

Pelecyphora strobiliformis

Pelecyphora strobiliformis

Pyrrhocactus catamarcensis

Pyrrhocactus catamarcensis

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.