QUEPO XV - 2001 Contents:

• 1.1 Glossary "O" Latinlover Words and names related to cacti and other succulents beginning with the letter "O" are listed here, followed by a short explanation.
• 1.2 History 1. C.Ostolaza. From the scarce reports about cacti, told by the sixteen century Chroniclers, we present some notes for the readers interested in historical or botanical subjects.
• 1.3 Medicine P.Angulo et al. This preliminary study shows the protective effect of Opuntia flowers and stems on the intestinal mucous of rats suffering from indomethacin-induced enteritis.
• 1.4 Chemistry V. Reyna P. The authors utilized a chemical procedure to extract mescaline from "San Pedro" (Echinopsis pachanoi), and tell us the way Peruvian folk-healers employ this cactus in their practices.
• 1.5 Botany M.Arakaki. This manual which shows how to collect, manage and prepare herbarium specimens of cacti should be very useful for Biology students.
• 2.1 Art "Craso" The Peruvian artist Ana María Pizarro, who illustrates Quepo´s literarian page, shows here other works of art.
• 2.2 Literature "Craso" The Nobel prize winner Pablo Neruda wrote a beautiful poem dealing with a cactus that we reproduced here.
• 2.3 Philately "Cactofílico" This superb Peruvian cactus called Matucana madisoniorum is the subject of a stamp edited last year.
• 2.4 Botanists B.Leon. This paper reminds us of the arrival to Peru of Augusto Weberbauer a century ago and the cacti species he discovered and sent to F.Vaupel for their descriptions.
• 2.5 Report C.Ostolaza. The 31^st Conventión of the Cactus and Succulent Society of America is reported here by Dr.Ostolaza who was invited to participate and presented two lectures.
• 3.1 Conservation C.Ostolaza. This paper deals with an unusual report about cacti conservation in a gold mine in the Peruvian highlands
• 3.2 Habitat H.Sonnermo. This is the story of a Sweden cactophile who visited very high and far places in Peru to see cacti in habitat.
• 3.3 Habitat H-J Wittau. The author is a German cactophile devoted to Lobivias who came to Peru to see them growing in habitat.
• 3.4 Habitat F.Cáceres. An unforgetable journey, through six Peruvian Departments, searching for cacti is the subject of this amusing paper.
• 4.1 Specs´ Show M.Caballero. A report of the last year cactus and succulent Specs´ show.
• 4.2 Growers C.Avendaño. Dr. Ricardo Mendoza is a Specs´ member and a keen cactus and succulent grower. Some of his plants and ideas are shown in this report.
• 4.3 Confidential "Specstador" Specs´ main activities during this year are reported here.
• 4.4 Book Reviews M.Caballero. Two new books "Seed-diversity in the Cactaceae, subfam.Cactoideae" by D. Hunt and "Vygies – gems of the veld", edited by Cactus & Co., are reported here.