diameter), but the small plant with branches ( when the top is narrow) does not resemble the i 

 plant.Lemaire described adult plants under the name of Echinocactus aulacogonus; the young 

 models are those of the Eck helophorus ( the plants are slightly more thorny and have the nar 

 Echinocactus minax. This is variey with flat thorns under the name Echinocactus platyceras.l 

 had been described by L.K. and Otto, Echinocactus platyacanthus. Zuccarini described the sa 

 species under the name Eck Karwinskii.the british named it Echinococcus visnaga, name wh 

 used in Mexico for the crystalized candy, eaten there and named Dulce de Visnaga. Sheidwei 

 described it under three different names: Echinocactus corynacanthus, Galleottii and irroratuj 

 species mentioned by Labouret under the name Echinocactus Ghiesbrechtianus ( Lemaire), sc 

 have the same name. 



You can see that there are many Synonyms and that I should reduce the number of the existinj 

 instead of increasing them. 



Despite the large number of Echinocactus that I saw I only confirmed 2 new species under on 



Here is by the way, the complete list of all the species of Echinocactus. 

 Echinocactus horripilus, 



saussieri ( new species to be distinguished from the Theloidei), 



Lophothele 



hexaedrophorus 



leucacanthus (porectus, subuliferus) 

 bicolor (syn. rhodophtalmus Hook) 

 setispinus 



longihamatus (sinuatus) 



uncinatus (B. Wrightii) 



Shurii 



cornigerus 



spiral is 



Texensis 



macrodiscus 



horizonthalonius 



ingens 



electracanthus 



gerardi ( new species - lives close to the electracanthus, but well distinguished by its blood re 



purple elongated flowers, its fruit, its seed, etc) 



pilosus 



agglomeratus 



flavovirens 



coptonogonus 



capricornis 



myriostigma 



In regards the Corpus, you already know that I have decribed a number of new species. the de 

 have sent you d^pjiptions that I have sent you must have convinced you, that they are truly n< 

 however impq$'ft>le to confirm the identity of such and such species cultivated in our terrariu 

 this one would have to know their flowers. For example my Cereus Teconostle sems to be th< 





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