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New entries:

Mammillaria hermosana

Mammillaria hermosana

Sclerocactus papyracanthus

Sclerocactus papyracanthus

Gymnocalycium saglionis

Gymnocalycium saglionis

Echinopsis leucantha

Echinopsis leucantha

Maihuenia poeppigii

Maihuenia poeppigii

Gymnocalycium spegazzinii var. unguispinum

Gymnocalycium spegazzinii var. unguispinum

Discocactus hartmannii

Discocactus hartmannii

Gymnocalycium eurypleurum f. rubra

Gymnocalycium eurypleurum f. rubra

Echinopsis bonnieae

Echinopsis bonnieae

Echinocereus russanthus

Echinocereus russanthus

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.