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Dictionary of 🌵 Cactus Names
by Maarten H.J. van der Meer
Cactus Names - A
195
Subcategories
New
Acanthanthus
Acanthechinopsis
Acanthinopsis (×)
Acanthocalycium
Acanthocephala
Anhalonium areolosum
×Austronotia
Austrocactus aonikenkensis
×Astrocalycium
Austrocactus hibernus subsp. robustior
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Cactus Names - B
84
Subcategories
New
Backebergia
Banfiopuntia
Bartschella
Beahmara (×)
Bergerocactus
Bolivicereus simii-cauda
Borzicactus fieldianus subsp. tessellatus
Browningia altissima
Browningia amstutziae
Browningia columnaris
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Cactus Names - C
432
Subcategories
New
Cactara (×)
Cactodendron
Cactoideae
Cactus
Caerulocereus
Cereus aquicaulensis
Cereus panoploeatus
Cylindrocactus
×Cylindronia
Cylindropuntia tesajo
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Cactus Names - D
106
Subcategories
New
Dactylanthocactus
Deamia
Delaetia
Demnosa
Dendrocereus
Deamia funis
Diaguita
Discocactus zehntneri subsp. petrhalfarii
Discocactus diersianus subsp. nudicephalus
Discocactus zehntneri subsp. boomianus
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Cactus Names - E
433
Subcategories
New
Ebnerella
Eccremocactus
Eccremocereus
Echidnopsis (×)
Echinaageocereus (×)
Echinocactus sect. Platypodium
Echinocereus engelmannii subsp. porphyrogenitus
Echinocereus engelmannii subsp. xiphizon
Echinocereus engelmannii var. purpureus
Echinocereus viridiflorus var. neocapillus
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Cactus Names - F
86
Subcategories
New
Facheiroa
Feastara (×)
Ferenocactus (×)
Ferobergia (×)
Ferocactus
Fimbriatocactus
×Ferocalycium
Frailea mammifera subsp. angelesiae
Frailea buenekeri subsp. densispina
Frailea pumila subsp. colombiana
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Cactus Names - G
117
Subcategories
New
Gangsteria
Geohintonia
Gerocephalus
Gestapia
Glandulicactus
Grusonia bulbispina subsp. basileocephala
×Gymnorebutia
Gangsteria
Gestapia
Gummocactus
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Cactus Names - H
93
Subcategories
New
Haagea
Haageocana (×)
Haageocereus
Haagespostoa (×)
Haagivia (×)
×Harrisnopsis
Haageocereus subgen. Faustocereus
Haageocereus acranthus subsp. backebergii
Haageocereus pseudomelanostele subsp. chryseus
Haageocereus versicolor subsp. pseudoversicolor
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Cactus Names - I
10
Subcategories
New
Idria
Innesara (×)
Irechocereus
Isillocactus (×)
Islaya
Idria
×Isillocactus glassii
Irechocereus akersii
Islaya minor
Islaya
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Cactus Names - J
7
Subcategories
New
Jaënocereus
Jasminocereus
Jauhisoparodia
Joyceara (×)
Juenocereus
Jauhisoparodia
Jasminocereus thouarsii
Jasminocereus galapagensis
×Joyceara
Jaënocereus
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Cactus Names - K
12
Subcategories
New
Kadenicarpus
Kimnachia
Kleinerara (×)
Knebelara (×)
Krainzia
Kadenicarpus pseudomacrochele subsp. minimus
Kadenicarpus horripilus
Kadenicarpus pseudomacrochele
Krainzia
Kadenicarpus
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Cactus Names - L
117
Subcategories
New
Lactomamillaria
Lagenosocereus
Lasiocereus
Leimartillocereus (×)
Lemaireocereus
Leptocereus cremnophilus
Leptocereus rosei
Leptocereus septentrionalis
Leptocereus bayahibensis
Loxanthocereus hoxeyi subsp. grandis
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Cactus Names - M
392
Subcategories
New
Macdougallara (×)
Machaerocereus
Maierocactus
Maihuenia
Maihuenioideae
Melocactus spatanginus
Melocactus spatangus
Melocactus cephalenoplus
Mammillaria huntiana
Melocactus cardinalis
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Cactus Names - N
55
Subcategories
New
Navajoa
Neoabbottia
Neobesseya
Neobinghamia
Neobuxbaumia
Noctocactus
Nopal
Neowerdermannia chilensis
Neoraimondia arequipensis
Neolloydia matehualensis
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Cactus Names - O
230
Subcategories
New
Obregonia
Oehmea
Ophiorhipsalis
Opulea (×)
Opuntara (×)
Opuntia basilaris subsp. longiareolata
×Orensia
Opuntia subgen. Stenopuntia
Opuntia benedicta
Opuntia elata var. obovata
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Cactus Names - P
290
Subcategories
New
Pachebergia (×)
Pacherocactus (×)
Pachgerocereus (×)
Pachycereus
Papyrocactus
Praecereus euchlorus subsp. goianus
Parodia fraileoides
Pediocactus simpsonii f. dinosauriensis
×Perenbergeria
Pilosocereus superfloccosus
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Cactus Names - Q
4
Subcategories
New
Quasitephrocactus
Quiabentia
Quiabentia verticillata
Quiabentia zehntneri
Quasitephrocactus
Quiabentia
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Cactus Names - R
141
Subcategories
New
Rapicactus
Rapicarpus (×)
Rathbunia
Rathbunillocactus (×)
Rauhocereus
×Rhipsatiora
Rebutia adolf-hitler
×Rhodeskia
×Rhodenbergeria
Rhipsalis paradoxa subsp. septentrionalis
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Cactus Names - S
192
Subcategories
New
Salmiopuntia
Salmonopuntia
Salpingolobivia
Salpingolobiviopsis (×)
Samaipaticereus
Spinocactus
Subnavajoa
Sphaerocarpa
Strombocactus disciformis subsp. esperanzae
Sclerocactus parviflorus subsp. intermedius
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Cactus Names - T
120
Subcategories
New
Tacinga
Tephrocactus
Tephropuntia
Terecaulis
Thechinocactus (×)
Trichocactus
Tribularia
Tephrocactus paediophilus
Trichocereus macrogonus subsp. sanpedro
Tacinga inamoena
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Cactus Names - U
11
Subcategories
New
Uebelmannia
Ursopuntia
Utahia
Uebelmannia pectinifera subsp. horrida
Uebelmannia gummifera subsp. meninensis
Uebelmannia pectinifera subsp. flavispina
Uebelmannia buiningii
Uebelmannia pectinifera
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Cactus Names - V
3
Subcategories
New
Vatricania
Vollia
Vatricania guentheri
Vollia
Vatricania
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Cactus Names - W
41
Subcategories
New
Weberbaueria
Weberbauerocereus
Weberbostoa (×)
Weberiopuntia
Weberocereus
Weberocereus glaber
Weberocereus rosei
Weberocereus trichophorus
Weberbauerocereus albus
Weberbauerocereus churinensis
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Cactus Names - X
6
Subcategories
New
Xhonneuxara (×)
Xiquexique
Xiquexique gounellei subsp. zehntneri
Xiquexique tuberculatus
Xiquexique frewenii
Xiquexique gounellei
Xiquexique
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Cactus Names - Y
6
Subcategories
New
Yavia
Yungasocereus
Yungastocactus (×)
Yungastocereus (×)
Yungasocereus inquisivensis
Yavia cryptocarpa
×Yungastocereus
×Yungastocactus
Yavia
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Cactus Names - Z
3
Subcategories
New
Zehntnerella
Zygocactus
Zehntnerella squamulosa
Zygocactus
Zehntnerella
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Family Names
5
Subcategories
New
Cactaceae
Leuchtenbergiaceae
Nopaleaceae
Opuntiaceae
Ribesiaceae
Ribesiaceae
Nopaleaceae
Opuntiaceae
Leuchtenbergiaceae
Cactaceae
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Non-Cacti
13
Subcategories
New
Cactites
Eopuntia
Lewisia
Ribes
Lewisia
Euopuntia
Ribes
Eopuntia douglassii
Eopuntia
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