Coromandel Cacti beginners tour of the succulent world.

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Globular cacti include Astrophytum, Copiapoa, Coryphantha, Echinofossulocactus, Eriosyce, Gymnocalycium, Mammillaria, Rebutia, Notocactus, Sulcorebutia, and numerous others.

Rare Mexican miniatures fall into the genera, Ariocarpus, Aztekium, Epithelantha, Gymnocactus, Ortegocactus, Strombocactus, Turbinicarpus etc. They are very slow-growing, unusual plants appreciated by connosieurs.

Barrel Cacti are the larger globular cacti and are found under Echinocactus, Ferocactus (Mexico and USA), and Soehrensia (South America).

Leuchtenbergia has a unique shape hard to place with any other cacti, although it is related quite closely to Ferocactus.

Vining cacti. These scramble and climb through foliage, often bearing large nocturnal flowers. Hylocereus has large edible fruit. Also Harrisia, Monvillea, and Selenicereus.

Epiphytic cacti. Often with strap-like stems and sometimes large showy flowers. You will find them under Epiphyllum, Marnieria, Rhipsalis (includes Hatiora), Schlumbergera, Zygocactus. Coromandel Cacti grows very few of the so-called Epi Cacti as they constitute a whole field unto themselves and we don’t have a whole field to spare.

Cactus and Succulent Tour Index
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