Consolea
Consolea
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species Cactaceae
Morphological Summary
Genus of arborescent Caribbean opuntioids, characterized by cylindric stems (not flattened into cladodes) and long spines. They form trees up to 8 m in coastal scrub, mangroves, and tropical dry forests of the Antilles and southern Florida.
Distribution Greater and Lesser Antilles; Bahamas; southern Florida (USA); Caribbean coastal zones.
Conservation Several species threatened by coastal dry forest loss and tourism development.
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Consolea acaulis (Ekman & Werderm.) F.M.Knuth
Stemless Consolea
Specimen ID RN-CONSL-00001
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Consolea bahamana (Britton & Rose) A.Berger
Bahamas Tree Cactus
Specimen ID RN-CONSL-00002
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Type
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Consolea catacantha (Link & Otto) Lem.
Thorny Tree Cactus
Specimen ID RN-CONSL-00003
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Consolea corallicola Small
Semaphore Cactus
Specimen ID RN-CONSL-00004
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ThreatenedEndemic
Consolea falcata
Falcate Consolea
Specimen ID RN-CONSL-00016
Origin Haití (Môle-Saint-Nicolas, endémica)
Type species
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Consolea falcata (Ekman & Werderm.) F.M.Knuth
Sickle-spined Tree Cactus
Specimen ID RN-CONSL-00005
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Consolea ferox (Willd.) Lem.
Fierce Tree Cactus
Specimen ID RN-CONSL-00006
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Consolea guanicana (K.Schum. ex Gürke) F.M.Knuth
Guanica Tree Cactus
Specimen ID RN-CONSL-00012
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Consolea leucacantha Lem.
White-spined Tree Cactus
Specimen ID RN-CONSL-00013
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Type
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Arborescent
Consolea macracantha
Long-spined Tree Cactus
Specimen ID RN-CONSL-00017
Origin Cuba, La Española (República Dominicana y Haití), Bahamas
Type species
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Crested Form
Consolea macracantha f. cristata
Crested Long-spined Tree Cactus
Specimen ID RN-CONSL-00022
Origin Cultivar (especie original de Cuba, La Española, Bahamas)
Type crested form
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Consolea macracantha (Grisebach) A.Berger
Prickly Pole
Specimen ID RN-CONSL-00007
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Consolea microcarpa (K.Schum.) E.F.Anderson
Small-fruited Tree Cactus
Specimen ID RN-CONSL-00008
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Type
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Arborescent
Consolea millspaughii
Millspaugh's Tree Cactus
Specimen ID RN-CONSL-00018
Origin Bahamas, Cuba, Islas Caimán
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Consolea millspaughii (Britton) A.Berger
Millspaugh's Tree Cactus
Specimen ID RN-CONSL-00009
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Arborescent
Consolea moniliformis
Necklace Tree Cactus
Specimen ID RN-CONSL-00019
Origin La Española (República Dominicana, Haití), Cuba, Puerto Rico (Isla Desecheo)
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Consolea moniliformis (L.) A.Berger
Rope Pear
Specimen ID RN-CONSL-00010
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Type
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Island Endemic
Consolea nashii
Nash's Tree Cactus
Specimen ID RN-CONSL-00020
Origin Bahamas, Islas Turcas y Caicos
Type species
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EndemicArborescent
Consolea picardae
Picard's Consolea
Specimen ID RN-CONSL-00021
Origin La Española (endémica de Haití y República Dominicana)
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Consolea picardae (Urb.) Areces
Picard's Tree Cactus
Specimen ID RN-CONSL-00011
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Consolea spinosissima (Mill.) Lem.
Most-spiny Tree Cactus
Specimen ID RN-CONSL-00014
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Consolea urbaniana (Werderm.) F.M.Knuth
Urban's Tree Cactus
Specimen ID RN-CONSL-00015
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