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New entries:

Mammillaria albilanata

Mammillaria albilanata

Gymnocalycium baldianum

Gymnocalycium baldianum

Arrojadoa multiflora

Arrojadoa multiflora

Parodia turbinata

Parodia turbinata

Eriosyce napina var. lembckei

Eriosyce napina var. lembckei

Mammillaria zeilmanniana

Mammillaria zeilmanniana

Opuntia engelmannii subs. lindheimeri cv. Gomei

Opuntia engelmannii subs. lindheimeri cv. Gomei

Cochemiea poselgeri

Cochemiea poselgeri

Thelocactus bicolor subs. schwarzii

Thelocactus bicolor subs. schwarzii

Echinopsis paraguayensis

Echinopsis paraguayensis

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.