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New entries:

Parodia maassii

Parodia maassii

Pilosocereus juaruensis

Pilosocereus juaruensis

Astrophytum ornatum

Astrophytum ornatum

Ferocactus cylindraceus subs. lecontei

Ferocactus cylindraceus subs. lecontei

Echinomastus erectocentrus subs. acunensis

Echinomastus erectocentrus subs. acunensis

Rebutia pygmaea

Rebutia pygmaea

Astrophytum hybrid SK-CO (A. asterias cv. Superkabuto x A. coahuilense)

Astrophytum hybrid SK-CO (A. asterias cv. Superkabuto x A. coahuilense)

Coryphantha cornifera

Coryphantha cornifera

Pediocactus despainii

Pediocactus despainii

Parodia magnifica

Parodia magnifica

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.