Welcome To The Turbinicarpus Information Exchange

I have put this site together to help me better understand this wonderful Genus and as I am not a Turbinicarpus expert I cannot guarantee that the information it contains is up to date or whether it is accurate. If you see anything that is obviously inaccurate, if you have anything you think may be of use or see that something is missing, then please Let Me Know.

This site includes within Turbinicarpus the genera Normanbokea, Gymnocactus and Rapicactus. But excludes those plants in Neolloydia in the narrow sense. Information on other "related" genera eg. Pelecyphora, Encephalocarpus, Epithelantha, Strombocactus, Ortagocactus and Obregonia may be added in the future or if I get any requests.

What Is Available ?

• Where does it fit in ? -- Classification within the Plant Kingdom.
• History -- Where did it all start ?
• Classification -- Classification of the Genus Turbinicarpus Sensu Buxbaum. Nothing there yet !
• Species List -- Lists of taxa found in the genus Turbinicarpus.
• Key -- Key to all Turbinicarpus species.
• Descriptions -- Full descriptions of most Turbinicarpus taxa, including versions translated into English, original language and Latin.
• Cultivation -- Information on how to cultivate Turbinicarpus species, based on knowledge of habitat conditions.
• Bibliography -- List of books and journals with particular relevance to Turbinicarpus.
• Etymology -- What does a plants name mean ?
• Neoteny in Turbinicarpus -- Information on this fascinating subject.
• Alkaloids -- Alkaloids and why Turbinicarpus sp. contain them
• Conservation -- Conservation and the Genus Turbinicarpus. Nothing there yet !
• Field Numbers -- A list of Field Collection Numbers.
• Photographs -- A few photographs of some of my Turbinicarpus.
• Information Exchange -- If you have a question concerning Turbinicarpus, then fill in a form and everybody who visits will see it.
• "Neolloydia... Who?" -- A reproduction of an article by Andy T. Powell about the genus Neolloydia (incl. Turbinicarpus). Originally published in the British Cactus and Succulent Society journal Vol. 13(4): 152-158, 1995.
• ToDo -- The to do list for this section.
• What's New -- A short list of additions since the last update.
• Other cactus related pages on this site.
  • Nomenclature -- What do all the bits in a plants name mean ?
  • Author Lists -- List of cactus authors, mostly Notocactus.
  • Glossary -- Definitions of some technical words.
  • Translation -- Some help in translating cactus descriptions from the original German, Dutch, Spanish, Czech and Latin.
  • BCSS -- Information on the Essex (Ilford) branch of the British Cactus & Succulent Society.
  • Links -- Cactus related links.
• Other Turbinicarpus sites -- A short list of additional sites dedicated to Turbinicarpus.
  • Turbinicarpus Gruppe -- The web site of the Turbinicarpus group who publish the Turbi-Now journal.
  • Site dedicated to the Metztitlan area of Hidalgo, Mexico
  • Sociedad de cactaceas y Suculentas de Nuevo León
  • Sergio's Turbinicarpus site
  • Clarke Brunt -- Clarke's site includes info on plants from México and includes some excellent habitat photographs of Turbinicarpus.
  • Turbinicarpus -- Gerhard Hojas's Turbinicarpus pages, includes some great photos.
  • Manfred Stöber's Turbinicarpus Site -- Manfred's site includes many excellent habitat photographs of Turbinicarpus.
  • Succulenta -- The first descriptions of some of the Turbinicarpus which have been described in Succulenta can be found on their home page.
  • Turbinicarpus search -- Search for other Turbinicarpus sites, excluding this one, using the AltaVista search engine.

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