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New entries:

Discocactus insignis

Discocactus insignis

Mammillaria muehlenpfordtii

Mammillaria muehlenpfordtii

Gymnocalycium bruchii

Gymnocalycium bruchii

Uebelmannia pectinifera var. crebispina

Uebelmannia pectinifera var. crebispina

Mammillaria pectinifera

Mammillaria pectinifera

Astrophytum capricorne var. crassispinum cv. Taiho-gyoku

Astrophytum capricorne var. crassispinum cv. Taiho-gyoku

Coryphantha elephantidens

Coryphantha elephantidens

Echinocactus grusonii

Echinocactus grusonii

Turbinicarpus jauernigii

Turbinicarpus jauernigii

Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. rubriflorus

Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. rubriflorus

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.