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Echinopsis atacamensis

Echinopsis atacamensis

Gymnocalycium fricii

Gymnocalycium fricii

Thelocactus rinconensis subs. freudenbergeri

Thelocactus rinconensis subs. freudenbergeri

Notocactus scopa f. xicoi

Notocactus scopa f. xicoi

Parodia stuemeri

Parodia stuemeri

Gymnocalycium castellanosii subs. bozsingianum

Gymnocalycium castellanosii subs. bozsingianum

Parodia laui

Parodia laui

Astrophytum asterias cv. Kikko Nudum

Astrophytum asterias cv. Kikko Nudum

Epithelantha bokei

Epithelantha bokei

Astrophytum coahuilense cv. Hakuran

Astrophytum coahuilense cv. Hakuran

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.