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New entries:

Echinocactus polycephalus

Echinocactus polycephalus

Rebutia krainziana

Rebutia krainziana

Astrophytum cv. Fukuryu Dinosaur

Astrophytum cv. Fukuryu Dinosaur

Echinocactus horizonthalonius

Echinocactus horizonthalonius

Thelocactus bicolor subs. bolaensis

Thelocactus bicolor subs. bolaensis

Tephrocactus geometricus

Tephrocactus geometricus

Cereus forbesii cv. Spiralis

Cereus forbesii cv. Spiralis

Gymnocalycium monvillei

Gymnocalycium monvillei

Aztekium hintonii f. proliferum

Aztekium hintonii f. proliferum

Mammillaria coahuilensis

Mammillaria coahuilensis

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.