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Turbinicarpus laui

Turbinicarpus laui

Rhipsalis cereuscula

Rhipsalis cereuscula

Echinocereus fendleri subs. rectispinus

Echinocereus fendleri subs. rectispinus

Echinocereus engelmannii var. variegatus

Echinocereus engelmannii var. variegatus

Frailea cataphracta subs. tuyensis

Frailea cataphracta subs. tuyensis

Echinopsis subdenudata

Echinopsis subdenudata

Parodia buiningii

Parodia buiningii

Pereskia grandifolia

Pereskia grandifolia

Discocactus zehntneri subs. araneispinus

Discocactus zehntneri subs. araneispinus

Discocactus hartmannii

Discocactus hartmannii

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.