QUEPO 19 - 2005 Contents:

• 1.1 Glossary "T". Latinlover. Cacti and succulents genera and species beginning with the letter "T" and related words are shown here.
• 1.2 History. Humboldt and the Peruvian Cacti. C. Ostolaza. Humboldt visited Peru between August and December 1802 and was the first to describe several Peruvian cacti species that are reviewed in this article.
• 1.3 Succulents. The Nolanas, lomas" dwellers. P Puppo. The "lomas" have one of the most interesting floral associations composed mainly of ephemeral herbs like the Nolanas (Solanaceae). Here is a brief description of the genus Nolana L., with some succulent examples.
• 1.4.Ecology Cacti & Insects I. S. Novoa. This article is devoted to insects associated with cacti. The first part deals with the harmful insects like: beetles, moths, bugs, lice, flies, crickets and grasshoppers.
• 2.1 Arte. Diego Rivera. Craso. On Quepo Vol 5, 1991, we present a (1951) wall painting by Diego Rivera, called "El Maguey". Now once again we use the work of this great Mexican artist to illustrate our succulent gallery.
• 2.2 Philately. Humbold in Stamps. Cactofílico. To round off the article about Humboldt and the Peruvian cacti, Cactofilico will comment on some commemorative stamps issued in his honor.
• 2.3 Literature. Jerónimo Verduzco. Craso. Here is a fragment of a poem from the Franciscan friar J. Verduzco where a cactus is mentioned. The watercolor belongs to Carmen Avendano.
• 2.4 Cacti and Handicrafts. H. & W. Ayala. Collecting the wood of dead cacti these creative craftmen transformed the wood into ornamental and useful objects that deserve to be promoted.
• 2.5 Succulent Illustration 2. L. Russo. Here is the second part of an article dealing with the history of the artists who illustrated succulent plants in botanical books. It is written in Spanish and Enqlish.
• 3.1 Corryocactus melaleucus Ritter emend. Ostolaza C. Ostolaza. In the original Ritter's description of this taxon the flowers, fruits and seed information was missing. In this article, the information is complete.
• 3.2 Cacti of northern and central Peru 2. N. Calderón.This is the second part of a 3 weeks trip through 8 Departments in northern and central Peru that have many cacti species. It is written in Spanish and English.
• 3.3 Cactus. "Rain Sticks" J.Roque, K. Ramirez. The "rain sticks" are made of cactus wood. A gentle sound similar to rain can be heard when shaking them. Some are exported. The article deals with the cacti species that are used to make the sticks.
• 3.4 Cactus. Cotahuasi, Peru. A cactus paradise. E. Linares. In her visit to Cotahuasi, the author found two cacti species not reported before in the Department of Arequipa.
• 4.1 Growers. Violeta Pazourova Carmen Rosa. Violeta Pazourova is a keen cacti and succulents grower from Praga. She send us some pictures of her admirable collection.
• 4.2 Confidential. Specstador. Specs' main activities during the second semester of last year and the first months of this year are reported here.
• 4.3 Book Reviews. E. Garcia. Two recent books "Cacti in Brazil" by K. Herm et al. and "Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names" by Urs Eggli & Leonard Newton are reviewed here.