Guides, encyclopaedias and monographs for collectors, and books used in the atlas.
History of cactus collecting in Poland ↗
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[Hinz S., Typiak A., Notocactus. Monografia rodzaju, Polskie Towarzystwo Miłośników Kaktusów, Warszawa, 2003]
The monograph covers species and varieties assigned by its authors to Notocactus. The publisher's description indicates an extensive review of earlier literature. Compare the book's names with current Parodia treatment while retaining the publication's historical nomenclature.
Edition available in the second-hand trade
[Konarska-Szubska A., Kaktusy i inne, Wydawnictwo Harcerskie Horyzonty, Warszawa, 1976, seria Mój konik]
An older Polish book on growing cacti and other succulents, published in the “Mój konik” series. It also documents earlier hobby literature. Nomenclature and historical plant protection products require comparison with current sources before practical use.
Wydanie antykwaryczne
[Matuszewski G. F., Hinz S., Thelocactus. Systematyka, występowanie i uprawa, Kontynenty Dariusz Raczko, Podłęcze, 2011, 281, [3] s., trans. Frackowiak K.-H. (przekład niemiecki)]
A Polish-German monograph combining Thelocactus systematics, distribution and cultivation. The PTMK overview mentions photographs from natural sites and range maps. The co-author's website provides purchasing information and contact details for obtaining a copy.
Informacja o zakupie u autora
[Pavliczko L., Pavliczko P., Kaktusy dla początkujących, b.d.]
Lidia and Pavel Pavliczko's guide for people beginning cactus cultivation. The bookseller's description lists a work calendar, care and propagation. Check the copy's publication details before purchase, since catalogues differ over date and publisher.
Older edition, availability to check
[Říha J., Šubík R., Encyklopedia kaktusów. 426 ilustracji, Polska Oficyna Wydawnicza BGW, Warszawa, 1992, 350 s., ISBN 83-7066-424-5]
An illustrated account of cacti and other succulents in the context of geographical origin. The PTMK overview emphasises the broad range of groups described. This is a separate book from the later encyclopaedia by Rudolf Šubík and Libor Kunte.
Wydanie antykwaryczne
[Šubík R., Kunte L., Encyklopedia kaktusów, Dom Wydawniczy Bellona, Warszawa, 2006, 288 s., ISBN 83-11-10517-0, trans. Świerżewska E.]
The encyclopaedia organises cactus descriptions by geographical regions, alphabetically within each. According to the PTMK overview, descriptions include cultivation guidance. The list identifies Bellona's 2006 Polish edition, useful when comparing offers.
Book in a bookseller's catalogue
[Woźniak J., Ariokarpusy, Wydawnictwo Moje, Warszawa, 2010, seria Te wspaniałe sukulenty]
A collectors' monograph on Ariocarpus in the “Te wspaniałe sukulenty” series. It can supplement research and species descriptions with a Polish hobby literature perspective. The overview presents the book without assigning its unread contents to plant profiles.
Starsze wydanie kolekcjonerskie
[Woźniak J., Ferokaktusy, Wydawnictwo Moje, Warszawa, 2009, 114, [2] s., seria Te wspaniałe sukulenty]
An account of Ferocactus expanding the author's earlier 1998 monograph. According to the PTMK overview, this edition brought corrected, more extensive plant descriptions. Distinguish “Ferokaktusy” from the earlier “Ferocactus” when comparing offers.
Starsze wydanie kolekcjonerskie
[Arias S., Gama-López S., Guzmán-Cruz L. U., Vázquez-Benítez B., Cactaceae, Flora del Valle de Tehuacán-Cuicatlán, fascículo 95, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Biología, 2012, s. 1–235, wyd. 2]
The regional cactus flora of the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán valley contains keys, morphological descriptions, nomenclatural types, herbarium specimens, habitats and phenology. The treatment of Mammillaria sphacelata, now Oehmea sphacelata, presents stem and spine variation, flower, fruit and seed structure, and diagnoses of subspecies sphacelata and viperina. It gives limestone habitats in oak forests, seasonally leafless tropical forests and dry scrub.
[Arias S., Aquino D., Familia Cactaceae I, Flora del Bajío y de Regiones Adyacentes, fascículo 209, Instituto de Ecología, Centro Regional del Bajío, 2019]
A regional cactus flora of Guanajuato, Querétaro and northern Michoacán. It contains keys, morphological descriptions, distribution maps and herbarium material. It includes Glandulicactus mathssonii under the name Ferocactus mathssonii, Turbinicarpus alonsoi and the current Kadenicarpus pseudomacrochele. Descriptions compare stems, spines, flowers, fruits and seeds. Habitat data cover vegetation, elevation and flowering season. Historical subspecies of the pseudomacrochele complex have separate diagnoses. The description of Lophophora diffusa covers stem, flower, fruit and seed structure, habitats in Querétaro and regional phenology. The description of Mammilloydia candida includes regional stem and spine measurements, flower, fruit and seed traits, and localities in Guanajuato.
[Britton N. L., Rose J. N., The Cactaceae: Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family. Volume II, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1920]
The second volume of the cactus monograph contains the original description of the genus Jasminocereus and a treatment of the species under the name J. galapagensis. It describes the tree-like growth form, segmented branches, ribs, areoles, spines and variable flower and fruit structure. Pages 146–147 also discuss the history of Galápagos collections. The currently accepted name of this species is J. thouarsii.
[Britton N. L., Rose J. N., The Cactaceae: Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family. Volume III, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, 1922, tom III, s. 107–109, 123–134, 143–146, 167–168, 173–174, 181–182]
The third volume of the historical cactus monograph, with descriptions of stems, areoles, spines, reproductive organs and localities, and examples from cultivation. The reading covers Leuchtenbergia, species now treated as Kroenleinia and Homalocephala, and Ferocactus and Glandulicactus. It also presents the protologues of Ferocactus horridus and F. townsendianus, older names of F. pilosus, variation in armature and observations of flower opening rhythms. The reading covers pages 107–109, 123–134, 143–146, 167–168, 173–174 and 181–182.
[Britton N. L., Rose J. N., The Cactaceae: Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family. Volume IV, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, 1923, tom IV]
Volume IV of the 1923 monograph contains descriptions of cacti, including tubercle structure and historical name combinations. The supplied copy comes from Konrad Szychowski's private archive.
[Bydgoski Klub Miłośników Kaktusów, Vademecum kolekcjonera kaktusów (kaktusy mrozoodporne), Bydgoski Klub Miłośników Kaktusów, Bydgoszcz, 2002, 12 s.]
Bydgoski Klub Miłośników Kaktusów, Bydgoszcz, February 2002. Archived comparisons. Their temperatures are not treated as verified thresholds for species identified today.
[Clark M. A., Douglas M., Choi J., Biology 2e, OpenStax, Rice University, 2018, wyd. 2]
The textbook presents cell biology, genetics and plant biology basics. Genetics chapters explain meiosis, allele segregation, dominance, linkage and the genotype–phenotype relationship.
[Czerwiński W., Fizjologia roślin, PWN, Warszawa, 1977]
A work recorded in the bibliography of material from Konrad Szychowski's private archive. Available documentation includes a bibliographic reference to this edition.
[Dicht R. F., Lüthy A. D., Coryphantha: Cacti of Mexico and Southern USA, Springer, Berlin–Heidelberg, 2005, s. VIII + 200, doi: 10.1007/b138100]
A monograph of the genus with species descriptions, keys, photographs and habitat documentation. It discusses tubercle groove development, spine variation, roots, flowers, fruits and seeds. It includes an internal classification, analysis of former names and a chapter on cultivation practice.
[Dubrovsky J. G., North G. B., Root Structure and Function, Cacti: Biology and Uses, University of California Press, Berkeley i Los Angeles, Nobel P. S. (red.), 2002, s. 41–56]
The chapter presents cactus root structure and function. It discusses anatomy, water uptake and hydraulic conductivity under changing hydration conditions.
[Fleischer Z., Schütz B., Kaktusy, Państwowe Wydawnictwo Rolnicze i Leśne, Warszawa, 1978, wyd. I, trans. Kabiesz Z., Prajer Z.]
Państwowe Wydawnictwo Rolnicze i Leśne, Warsaw, first edition. Translated by Zofia Kabiesz and Zbigniew Prajer. Historical and cultivation background. Names and interpretations updated separately.
[Futuyma D. J., Ewolucja, Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, Warszawa, 2008]
A work recorded in the bibliography of material from Konrad Szychowski's private archive. Available documentation includes a bibliographic reference to this edition.
[Heil K. D., Porter J. M., Pediocactus, Flora of North America North of Mexico, Oxford University Press, 2003a, tom 4, s. 211–216]
A description of the genus and a species key, with separate accounts of stems, spines, flowers, fruits and seeds. It includes habitats, ranges and elevational ranges. Older treatments of rank and synonyms reflect the state of the 2003 account.
[Heil K. D., Porter J. M., Sclerocactus, Flora of North America North of Mexico, Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford, 2003b, tom 4]
The floristic treatment includes morphological descriptions and range information for North American Sclerocactus species. The consulted extract concerns S. wrightiae, including stem dimensions, rib number, spine structure and flowers.
[Hinz S., Abramowicz M., Uprawa kaktusów, Wydawnictwo Glob, Szczecin, 1986, s. 28–32, 89–112 (udostępnione fragmenty)]
The guide covers cactus structure, growth forms, propagation, cultivation conditions and plant protection. Supplied excerpts describe crested and monstrose forms, winter hardiness, and identification of damage and diseases, among other subjects. Plant protection recommendations document practice at the time of publication.
[Hunt D., Taylor N., Charles G. (red.), The New Cactus Lexicon. Text, dh books, Milborne Port, 2006]
The synthesis of cactus classification contains concise diagnoses, types and synonyms. The beneckei and tonalensis descriptions present stems, spines, flowers, fruits, seeds and selected localities.
[Jaramillo Díaz P., De Roy T., Calle-Loor A., Mayorga P., Sevilla C., Velasco N., Flora Nativa y Endémica de las Islas Galápagos. Guía de Propagación, Fundación Charles Darwin, 2025]
A propagation guide for Galápagos flora prepared from many years of experience in the Galápagos Verde 2050 programme. It combines local plant distribution, descriptions of structure and ecological importance with nursery guidance. The Jasminocereus profile on pages 86–87 discusses slow development and moisture control during early germination. The recommendations concern conditions in the archipelago.
[Jerzy M., Krzymińska A., Rozmnażanie wegetatywne roślin ozdobnych, PWRiL, Poznań, 2005]
A work recorded in the bibliography of material from Konrad Szychowski's private archive. Available documentation includes a bibliographic reference to this edition.
[Kreuzinger K., Verzeichnis amerikanischer und anderer Sukkulenten mit Revision der Systematik der Kakteen, 1935]
The historical 1935 account contains a succulent list and a revision of cactus systematics. A copy is preserved in Konrad Szychowski's private archive.
[Kyte L., Plants from Test Tubes: An Introduction to Micropropagation, Timber Press, b.d.]
A work recorded in the bibliography of material from Konrad Szychowski's private archive. Available documentation includes a bibliographic reference to this edition.
[Leuenberger B. E., Pereskia (Cactaceae), Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden, The New York Botanical Garden, New York, 1986, tom 41, s. 1–141]
The monograph on leafy cacti presents descriptions of their structure, identification keys, habitat data and observations of living specimens. Its historical treatment includes taxa later transferred between Pereskia and Leuenbergeria, including plants described as Pereskia humboldtii and P. grandifolia var. violacea.
[Lucas G., Synge H., The IUCN Plant Red Data Book: Comprising Red Data Sheets on 250 Selected Plants Threatened on a World Scale, IUCN, Morges, 1978, s. 107–108, ISBN 2-88032-202-2]
The collection of descriptions of 250 plants contains a separate profile of Obregonia denegrii, with tubercle, areole and flower structure, limestone habitat characteristics and a historical description of collecting pressure. The chapter was prepared in collaboration with D. R. Hunt. The reading covers pages 107–108. Threat assessments and regulations in the book represent the situation in 1978.
[Malepszy S. (red.), Biotechnologia roślin, PWN, Warszawa, 2005]
A work recorded in the bibliography of material from Konrad Szychowski's private archive. Available documentation includes a bibliographic reference to this edition.
[Ostolaza Nano C., Todos los cactus del Perú, Ministerio del Ambiente, Lima, 2014, ISBN 978-612-4174-16-2]
An illustrated monograph on Peruvian cacti with descriptions of structure, distribution and historical nomenclature. The Corryocactus chapter presents generic traits and the stems, flowers and fruits of C. aureus and C. brevistylus. It also discusses subspecies puquiensis. The 2014 treatment separates some names now combined in POWO.
[Oszkinis K., Storczyki, PWRiL, Warszawa, 2004]
A work recorded in the bibliography of material from Konrad Szychowski's private archive. Available documentation includes a bibliographic reference to this edition.
[Parfitt B. D., Zimmerman A. D., Epithelantha, Flora of North America North of Mexico, Oxford University Press, 2003, tom 4, s. 239–240]
A description of North American Epithelantha, with a key and accounts of stems, spines, flowers, fruits, habitats and flowering times. The treatment distinguishes E. bokei and E. micromeris, and gives differences in spine covering density and flower biology.
[Sajeva M., McGough H. N., Garrett L., Lüthy J., Tse-Laurence M., Rutherford C., Sajeva G., CITES and Cacti: A User’s Guide, Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2012, s. 84]
An illustrated botanical guide and training material with descriptions of cactus groups found in trade. The Pelecyphora section compares the characteristic areoles and spines of P. aselliformis with the triangular tubercles of P. strobiliformis and presents their slow growth. The taxonomy and regulatory information reflect the situation in July 2012.
[Schumann K. M., Cactaceae, Flora brasiliensis, 1890, tom 4, nr 2]
The 1890 Cactaceae treatment in “Flora brasiliensis” presents plant descriptions and classification of that time. The copy comes from Konrad Szychowski's private archive.
[Seneta W., Kaktusy, b.d., s. 99–111 (udostępniony fragment)]
The supplied book extracts come from Konrad Szychowski's private archive. The chapters describe cactus diseases, pests and damage, and historical methods of plant protection. The year and edition of this copy remain undetermined.
[Seneta W., Kaktusy i inne sukulenty, PWRiL, Warszawa, 1969, wyd. II, poprawione]
A work recorded in the bibliography of material from Konrad Szychowski's private archive. Available documentation includes a bibliographic reference to this edition.
[Sivinski R. C., McDonald C., Knowlton’s cactus (Pediocactus knowltonii): Eighteen years of monitoring and recovery actions, Southwestern rare and endangered plants: Proceedings of the Fourth Conference; March 22–26, 2004; Las Cruces, New Mexico, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, Colorado, 2007, s. 98–107, seria Proceedings RMRS-P-48CD]
Multi-year monitoring of Pediocactus knowltonii and population restoration measures. The authors describe the fates of vegetatively propagated plants transplanted into similar habitats and the slow emergence of a new generation from seeds.
[Tołpa S., Radomski J., Czerwiński W., Botanika dla wydziałów zootechnicznych, PWN, 1974]
A work recorded in the bibliography of material from Konrad Szychowski's private archive. Available documentation includes a bibliographic reference to this edition.
[Turland N. J., Wiersema J. H., Barrie F. R., Gandhi K. N., Gravendyck J., Greuter W., Hawksworth D. L., Herendeen P. S., Klopper R. R., Knapp S., Kusber W. H., Li D. Z., May T. W., Monro A. M., Prado J., Price M. J., Smith G. F., Zamora Señoret J. C. (red.), International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (Madrid Code), Regnum Vegetabile, University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2025, tom 162]
Current international rules for scientific plant names. The edition published on 21 July 2025 replaced the Shenzhen Code. The full editorial committee is listed in the bibliography. The Code establishes nomenclatural rules, rather than one permissible classification of relationships.
[Walters M., Figueiredo E., Crouch N. R., Winter P. J. D., Smith G. F., Zimmermann H. G., Mashope B. K., Naturalised and invasive succulents of southern Africa, ABC Taxa, ABC Taxa and the Belgian Development Cooperation, Brussels, 2011, tom 11]
An illustrated monograph on naturalised and invasive succulents in southern Africa. The description of Opuntia salmiana, now Salmonopuntia salmiana, covers stems, flowers, fruit propagules, spread and herbivorous insects.
[Wojnowski W., Kaktusy, ZG PTMK, Chorzów, s. 7, b.d.]
A work recorded in the bibliography of material from Konrad Szychowski's private archive. Available documentation includes a bibliographic reference to this edition.
[Zenkteler M. (red.), Hodowla komórek i tkanek roślinnych, PWN, Warszawa, 1984]
A work recorded in the bibliography of material from Konrad Szychowski's private archive. Available documentation includes a bibliographic reference to this edition.
[Zimmerman A. D., Parfitt B. D., Echinocactus, Flora of North America North of Mexico. Volume 4: Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae, part 1, Oxford University Press, New York and Oxford, 2003a, tom 4, s. 188–191]
A floristic treatment of North American species under the name Echinocactus. It contains descriptions of stems, spines, flowers, fruits and seeds, a key and habitat data. The descriptions of E. polycephalus and E. texensis that were read concern species now placed in Homalocephala by POWO.
[Zimmerman A. D., Parfitt B. D., Ferocactus, Flora of North America North of Mexico, Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford, 2003b, tom 4]
A floristic treatment of the genus with a key and descriptions of stems, spines, flowers, fruits, seeds and habitats. The descriptions of F. wislizeni and F. cylindraceus that were read allow comparison of diagnostic traits of the two species. Current accepted names were checked separately in POWO.
[Zimmerman A. D., Parfitt B. D., Lophophora, Flora of North America North of Mexico, Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford, 2003c, tom 4, s. 242]
The floristic treatment includes a description of Lophophora williamsii, data on its body, root and flowers, and its range, habitats and phenology. The online counterpart of the species description was read. The name's authorship retains the treatment used at publication.
[Zimmerman A. D., Parfitt B. D., Thelocactus, Flora of North America North of Mexico, Oxford University Press, 2003d, tom 4]
A description of the genus and North American taxa, with stem, areole, spine and flower traits and their range of variation.