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New entries:

Eriosyce aurata

Eriosyce aurata

Frailea matoana

Frailea matoana

Aztekium hintonii

Aztekium hintonii

Austrocactus bertinii

Austrocactus bertinii

Notocactus oxycostatus var. occidentalis

Notocactus oxycostatus var. occidentalis

Tacinga inamoena

Tacinga inamoena

Turbinicarpus mandragora subs. booleanus

Turbinicarpus mandragora subs. booleanus

Echinopsis jajoiana

Echinopsis jajoiana

Mammillaria lasiacantha var. denudata

Mammillaria lasiacantha var. denudata

Stenocereus stellatus f. cristata

Stenocereus stellatus f. cristata

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.