Consolea
Consolea is a genus of cactus, named after Italian botanist Michelangelo Console. The genus is native to the Caribbean and Florida. It has 10 accepted species.[1] Members of this genus consist of trees up to 10 m in height; they are dioecious or subdioecious.[2]
| Consolea | |
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| Consolea spinosissima | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Opuntioideae |
| Tribe: | Opuntieae |
| Genus: | Consolea Lem. |
| Species | |
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Accepted species
As of November 2022, Plants of the World Online accepted 10 species:[1]
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
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Consolea corallicola Small | Little Torch Key and Swan Key in the Florida Keys |
 | Consolea falcata (Ekman & Werderm) F.M.Knuth | Haiti. |
_1.jpg.webp) | Consolea macracantha (Griseb.) A.Berger | Florida (Keys) to Bahamas and Cuba, Cayman Islands. |
.jpg.webp) | Consolea moniliformis (L.) A.Berger | Puerto Rico (Mona Island, Desecheo Island) |
.jpg.webp) | Consolea picardae (Urb.) Areces | W. & S. Hispaniola |
 | Consolea rubescens (Salm-Dyck. ex DC.) Lem. | Cayman Islands, S. Jamaica, Haiti |
.jpg.webp) | Consolea spinosissima (Mill.) Lem. | Cayman Islands, S. Jamaica, Haiti (Navassa Island) |
| Consolea testudinis-crus (F.A.C.Weber) Mottram & Hoxey | Haiti. |
References
- Consolea in The Plant List
- Majure, Lucas C.; Barrios, Duniel; Díaz, Edgardo; Zumwalde, Bethany A.; Testo, Weston; Negrón‐Ortíz, Vivian (2021). "Pleistocene aridification underlies the evolutionary history of the Caribbean endemic, insular, giant Consolea (Opuntioideae)". American Journal of Botany. 108 (2): 200–215. doi:10.1002/ajb2.1610. PMID 33598914. S2CID 231953784.
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