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Mammillaria mazatlanensis

Mammillaria mazatlanensis

Opuntia bergeriana

Opuntia bergeriana

Copiapoa solaris

Copiapoa solaris

Schlumbergera х buckleyi

Schlumbergera х buckleyi

Pediocactus peeblesianus

Pediocactus peeblesianus

Astrophytum asterias cv. Akabana

Astrophytum asterias cv. Akabana

Astrophytum myriostigma cv. Hanakago

Astrophytum myriostigma cv. Hanakago

Echinopsis leucantha

Echinopsis leucantha

Mammillaria phitauiana

Mammillaria phitauiana

Ferocactus peninsulae f. brevispinus (Chinned type)

Ferocactus peninsulae f. brevispinus (Chinned type)

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.