Consolea
Genus of cactus
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::summary Genus of cactus ::
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Consolea is a genus of cactus, named after Italian botanist Michelangelo Console. Members of the genus are native to the West Indies and Florida in the United States. Members of this genus consist of trees up to 10 m in height; they are dioecious or subdioecious.
Accepted species
, Plants of the World Online accepted 10 species: ::data[format=table]
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution | Conservation status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolea acaulis (Ekman & Werderm) F.M.Knuth | Hispaniola (Haiti) | ||
| [[File:Consolea corallicola 2.jpg | frameless | 123x123px]] | Consolea corallicola Small |
| [[File:Consolea falcata pm.jpg | 120px]] | Consolea falcata (Ekman & Werderm) F.M.Knuth | Hispaniola (Haiti) |
| [[File:Consolea macracantha (Monaco) 1.jpg | 120px]] | Consolea macracantha (Griseb.) A.Berger | Cuba |
| [[File:Consolea millspaughii.jpg | frameless | 120x120px]] | Consolea millspaughii (Britton) A.Berger |
| [[File:Consolea moniliformis 9.jpg | 120px]] | Consolea moniliformis (L.) A.Berger | Cuba, Hispaniola (Dominican Republic, Haiti), Puerto Rico (Mona Island, Culebra, Desecheo Island) |
| [[File:Opuntia nashii 1zz.jpg | frameless | 180x180px]] | Consolea nashii (Britton) A.Berger |
| [[File:Consolea picardae in Hollywood, Florida USA 2014 (13454185194).jpg | 120px]] | Consolea picardae (Urb.) Areces | Southern and eastern Hispaniola (Dominican Republic, Haiti) |
| [[File:Consolea rubescens-IMG 1944.jpg | 120px]] | Consolea rubescens (Salm-Dyck. ex DC.) Lem. | Puerto Rico and Lesser Antilles (from Virgin Islands to Trinidad and Tobago) |
| [[File:仙人掌-多刺團扇 Consolea spinosissima -悉尼植物園 Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney- (46406844952).jpg | 120px]] | Consolea spinosissima (Mill.) Lem. | Jamaica |
| Consolea testudinis-crus (F.A.C.Weber) Mottram & Hoxey | Hispaniola (Haiti) | ||
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References
References
- (2021). "Pleistocene aridification underlies the evolutionary history of the Caribbean endemic, insular, giant ''Consolea'' (Opuntioideae)". American Journal of Botany.
- [http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/search?q=Consolea ''Consolea'' in The Plant List]
- Negrón-Ortiz, V., Griffith, P. & Maschinski, J. 2013. ''Consolea corallicola''. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T16329591A16329597. {{doi. 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T16329591A16329597.en. Accessed on 24 March 2022
- Negrón-Ortiz, V. & Griffith, P. 2013. ''Consolea falcata''. ''The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species'' 2013: e.T16329998A16330002. {{doi. 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T16329998A16330002.en. Accessed on 23 March 2023.
- Barrios, D., González Torres, L.R. & Taylor, N.P. 2017. ''Consolea macracantha'' (amended version of 2013 assessment). ''The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species'' 2017: e.T151958A121451631. {{doi. 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T151958A121451631.en. Accessed on 23 March 2023.
- Griffith, P., Negrón-Ortiz, V., Barrios, D. & González Torres, L.R. 2017. ''Consolea millspaughii'' (amended version of 2013 assessment). ''The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species'' 2017: e.T16330045A121497753. {{doi. 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T16330045A121497753.en. Accessed on 23 March 2023.
- Negrón-Ortiz, V., Griffith, P., Taylor, N.P., González Torres, L.R. & Barrios, D. 2017. ''Consolea moniliformis'' (amended version of 2013 assessment). ''The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species'' 2017: e.T151754A121442124. {{doi. 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T151754A121442124.en. Accessed on 23 March 2023.
- Negrón-Ortiz, V. & Griffith, P. 2017. ''Consolea nashii'' (amended version of 2013 assessment). ''The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species'' 2017: e.T16330194A121497872. {{doi. 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T16330194A121497872.en. Accessed on 23 March 2023.
- Negrón-Ortiz, V. & Griffith, P. 2017. ''Consolea picardae'' (amended version of 2013 assessment). ''The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species'' 2017: e.T16330409A121497988. {{doi. 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T16330409A121497988.en. Accessed on 23 March 2023.
- Negrón-Ortiz, V. & Griffith, P. 2017. ''Consolea rubescens'' (amended version of 2013 assessment). ''The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species'' 2017: e.T16331022A121498109. {{doi. 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T16331022A121498109.en. Accessed on 23 March 2023.
- Negrón-Ortiz, V. & Griffith, P. 2013. ''Consolea spinosissima''. ''The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species'' 2013: e.T151874A571255. {{doi. 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T151874A571255.en. Accessed on 23 March 2023.
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