Donate now to support the LLIFLE projects.
Your support is critical to our success.

New entries:

Mammillaria microhelia var. microheliopsis

Mammillaria microhelia var. microheliopsis

Matucana villarica

Matucana villarica

Gymnocalycium anisitsii subs. damsii f. cristatum

Gymnocalycium anisitsii subs. damsii f. cristatum

Mammillaria polythele cv. Stachellos

Mammillaria polythele cv. Stachellos

Ariocarpus elongatus

Ariocarpus elongatus

Mammillaria crinita subs. duwei

Mammillaria crinita subs. duwei

Echinocereus viridiflorus subs. correllii

Echinocereus viridiflorus subs. correllii

Astrophytum myriostigma cv. Hakuun nudum cristatum variegatum

Astrophytum myriostigma cv. Hakuun nudum cristatum variegatum

Echinocactus horizonthalonius

Echinocactus horizonthalonius

Cereus kroenleinii

Cereus kroenleinii

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.