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New entries:

Mammillaria supertexta

Mammillaria supertexta

Echinocereus pectinatus

Echinocereus pectinatus

Gymnocalycium mostii subs. valnicekianum

Gymnocalycium mostii subs. valnicekianum

Parodia turbinata subs. calvescens

Parodia turbinata subs. calvescens

Sulcorebutia steinbachii var. horrida

Sulcorebutia steinbachii var. horrida

Pterocactus reticulatus

Pterocactus reticulatus

Opuntia ficus-indica

Opuntia ficus-indica

Astrophytum myriostigma cv. Fire Works

Astrophytum myriostigma cv. Fire Works

Pereskia grandifolia

Pereskia grandifolia

Weingartia longigibba

Weingartia longigibba

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.