Cactaceae Collection

Cactus indicus, ca 18th century
Watercolour on paper, ca late 18th century. Hand painted copy of an illustration commissioned by William Roxburgh. Roxburgh noted in his Flora Indica that this cactus was common around Calcutta

Scene in Dr. Lunds Garden at Lagoa Santa, Brazil
Oil on board, no date. According to the Official Guide to the North Gallery, Fifth Edition, 1892, The large trunk in front covered with a Cactus (Cereus, sp.), a large aroid (Philodendron, sp.)

Mammillaria marcosii
CACTACEAE, Mammillaria marcosii, 20011787, Mexico, IUCN Red List Critically Endangered, illegally collected

Desert plants
Kew B2B Plants and Fungi: Desert plants

Cactus chinensis, R. (Opuntia ficus-indica), 1795-1804
Watercolour on paper, 1795-1804. Hand painted copy of an illustration commissioned by William Roxburgh (1751-1815). In his Flora Indica, Roxburgh believed this plant to be a native of China

x Disoselenicereus fulgidus, 1870
Watercolour and pencil on paper of x Disoselenicereus fulgidus by Walter Hood Fitch. Original illustration for Curtiss Botanical Magazine, published as plate 5856, 1st September 1870

Melocactus matanzanus (Dwarf Turks cap cactus or Turks cap cactus). Family: Cactaceae

Cleistocactus baumannii. Family: Cactaceae

Pilosocereus piauhyensis. Family: Cactaceae

Mammillaria laui subs dasyacantha
Mammillaria laui. Family: Cactaceae

Echinopsis oxygona. Family: Cactaceae

Echinocereus klapperi. Family: Cactaceae

Mammillaria rettigiana
CACTACEAE, Mammillaria rettigiana, Mexico, IUCN Red List Vulnerable, grows among volcanic rocks in semi-desert, illegally collected

CACTACEAE, Echinocereus, vierecki, 19961338KIST

Carnegiea gigantea. Family: Cactaceae

Parodia mueller-melchersii ssp. mueller-melchersii. Cactus. Family: Cactaceae

Mammillaria mystax
CACTACEAE, Mammillaria, mystax, 2005745BCSO

Echinopsis spiniflora. Family: Cactaceae

Echinocereus pamanesiorum. Cactus. Family: Cactaceae

Echinopsis huascha. Family: Cactaceae

Echinocereus baileyi var. brunispinus
CACTACEAE, Echinocereus, baileyi, var, brunispinus, 1999609DHEG

Pilosocereus catingicola. Family: Cactaceae

Rhipsalis baccifera (mistletoe cactus). Family: Cactaceae. An epiphytic cactus which originates from Central and South America, the Caribbean and Florida

Parodia mammulosa. Family: Cactaceae. Parodia (Notocactus) mammulosa are among the the most wide-spread of the Parodia species and are very variable in appearance

Echinocereus pentalophus (Ladyfinger cactus). Family: Cactaceae

cacti flower
CACTACEAE, Echinocereus, pamanesiorum, 19983214

Pink cacti flower
CACTACEAE, Echinopsis, backebergii, 1985582HNTD

Echinopsis backebergii. Cactus. Family: Cactaceae

CACTACEAE, Echinopsis, huascha, 1985579HNTD

CACTACEAE, Astrophytum, ornatum, 194312224FARS

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