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New entries:

Gymnocalycium taningaense

Gymnocalycium taningaense

Rebutia poecilantha

Rebutia poecilantha

Neoporteria gerocephala f. aurea

Neoporteria gerocephala f. aurea

Mammillaria herrerae

Mammillaria herrerae

Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. macrochele

Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. macrochele

Opuntia sulphurea

Opuntia sulphurea

Browningia caineana

Browningia caineana

Mammillaria schiedeana

Mammillaria schiedeana

Ferocactus viridescens

Ferocactus viridescens

Echinopsis densispina f. albolanata

Echinopsis densispina f. albolanata

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.