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Thelocactus hexaedrophorus subs. kvetae

Thelocactus hexaedrophorus subs. kvetae

Eulychnia castanea cv. varispiralis spiral form

Eulychnia castanea cv. varispiralis spiral form

Matucana weberbaueri var. flammea

Matucana weberbaueri var. flammea

Mammillaria miegiana

Mammillaria miegiana

Gymnocalycium damsii var. boosii

Gymnocalycium damsii var. boosii

Thelocactus conothelos

Thelocactus conothelos

Austrocylindropuntia salmiana

Austrocylindropuntia salmiana

Gymnocalycium anisitsii subs. damsii

Gymnocalycium anisitsii subs. damsii

Acanthocalycium spiniflorum

Acanthocalycium spiniflorum

Tephrocactus geometricus f. inermis

Tephrocactus geometricus f. inermis

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.