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1. aizoaceae (Phocagallery / aizoaceae) Habitat: mainly South Africa although they also occur in Madagascar, Horn of Africa, Arabian peninsula, Island of Elba, Australia and New Zealand. Description: the Aizoaceae (Rudolphi) family of ... 2. apocynaceae (Phocagallery / apocynaceae) Habitat: those genera including succulents are distributed in the tropics, the Horn of Africa, Madagascar, Socotra, East and South-West Africa. Description: this large family of dicotyledonous plants ... 3. aporocactus (Phocagallery / aporocactus) Habitat: Mexico. Description: this epiphytic genus is commonly referred to as ‘rat’s tail cactus’ because of the long, slender stems of the plants. They produce purplish red flowers ... 4. asclepiadaceae (Phocagallery / asclepiadaceae) Tribes: PERIPLOCEAE, CYNANCHEAE, MARSDENIEA, CEROPEGIEAE, STAPELIEAE. Habitat: they occur in a wide range of climates, from temperate to subtropical or tropical regions and even deserts; semi-arid regions ... 5. asphodelaceae-hyacinthaceae (Phocagallery / asphodelaceae-hyacinthaceae) Habitat: South Africa, Madagascar, Malawi, Australia, America, Arabian Peninsula, Socotra. Description: a family of monocotyledonous plants comprising about 500 species, mostly herbaceous perennials, ... 6. aylostera (Phocagallery / aylostera) Habitat: mountainous regions of South America, particularly in Bolivia and Argentina. Description: globular cacti with tubercles arranged in spirals; they tend to sucker. Young as well as adult plants ... 7. bromeliaceae (Phocagallery / bromeliaceae) Habitat: subtropical and tropical America. Description: a family of monocotyledonous, mostly herbaceous plants; some genera are epiphytic. They have a short stem and leaves arranged in a rosette. The ... 8. burseraceae (Phocagallery / burseraceae) Habitat: the Tropics. Description: this group embraces dicotyledonous, deciduous plants that grow into shrubs or trees; they are related to the Rutaceae and produce resins and oils. The leaves are alternate ... 9. cephalocereus (Phocagallery / cephalocereus) Habitat: Central and South America, particularly Brazil. Description: a columnar ribbed cactus with spiny areoles bearing flowers near the top when the plant is mature, usually after several years. It ... 10. cereus (Phocagallery / cereus) Habitat: Central and South America, West Indies. Description: the genus is comprised of very tall, woolly, spiny cacti; they show a columnar habit and a tendency to develop lateral branches. Adult specimens ... 11. chamaecereus (Phocagallery / chamaecereus) Habitat: Northern Argentina, sub-Andean mountain ranges. Description: this genus tends to develop large clusters of stems 5 to 10 cm (2 to 4 in) long; they bear numerous red flowers in late summer. A ... 12. cleistocactus (Phocagallery / cleistocactus) Habitat: South America, particularly in mountainous regions of Bolivia. Description: a genus of columnar cacti, some reaching 2 metres (6.5 ft) in height. The red or yellow flowers are tubular with long ... 13. copiapoa (Phocagallery / copiapoa) Habitat: Chilean deserts. Description: a genus of globular plants, some of which may develop a cylindrical stem and form clusters with age. The yellow or reddish yellow bell-shaped flower arise from ... 14. crassulaceae (Phocagallery / crassulaceae) Subfamilies: CRASSULOIDEAE, SEDOIDEAE, COTYLEDONOIDEAE, KALANCHOIDEAE, ECHEVERIOIDEAE, SEMPERVIVOIDEAE. According to some botanists only two of them are to be considered subfamilies:the Crassuloideae and ... 15. didiereaceae (Phocagallery / didiereaceae) Habitat: Madagascar. Description: the family includes spiny shrubs or trees with succulent stems, fleshy small leaves and flowers arranged in inflorescences. Soil: basic mix. Location: choose a bright ... 16. discocactus (Phocagallery / discocactus) Habitat: Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia. Description: a group of globular cacti with white, large, fragrant night-blooming flowers that wither the following day. Mature plants develop a cephalium which will ... 17. echinocactus (Phocagallery / echinocactus) Habitat: deserts of Mexico and United States. Description: barrel-shaped cacti of variable size with prominent ribs, tough spines and yellow flowers arranged in a ring near the top. They’re usually ... 18. echinocereus (Phocagallery / echinocereus) Habitat: Mexico, western United States. Description: the plants grouped in this genus occupy very different habitats: from sea level to elevations of approximately 3000 metres (9800 ft). Some show an ... 19. echinopsis (Phocagallery / echinopsis) Habitat: Bolivia, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay. Description: globular, cylindrical when older, half-hardy cacti with spiny ribs. Some grow in semi-desert regions sheltered by tufts of grasses, others ... 20. epiphyllum (Phocagallery / epiphyllum) Habitat: mainly plants of garden origin. There are hundreds of hybrids obtained by crossing Epiphyllum with Selenicereus, Echinopsis and so on. Description: these plants, growing as epiphytes in the ...
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