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New entries:

Melocactus harlowii

Melocactus harlowii

Mammillaria phitauiana

Mammillaria phitauiana

Mammillaria microhelia var. microheliopsis

Mammillaria microhelia var. microheliopsis

Parodia scopa

Parodia scopa

Gymnocalycium mihanovichii cv. Hibotan f. cristata

Gymnocalycium mihanovichii cv. Hibotan f. cristata

Lobivia pentlandii f. aculeata

Lobivia pentlandii f. aculeata

Melocactus matanzanus

Melocactus matanzanus

Mammillaria sanchez-mejoradae f. rubra

Mammillaria sanchez-mejoradae f. rubra

Maihuenia patagonica

Maihuenia patagonica

Eulychnia castanea

Eulychnia castanea

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.