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:Consolea in The Plant List Image Scientific name DistributionConservation statusConsolea corallicola SmallLittle Torch Key and Swan Key in the Florida KeysNegrón-Ortiz, V., Griffith, P. & Maschinski, J. 2013. Consolea corallicola. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T16329591A16329597. . Accessed on 24 March 2022Consolea falcata (Ekman & Werderm) F.M.KnuthHispaniola (Haiti)Negrón-Ortiz, V. & Griffith, P. 2013. Consolea falcata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T16329998A16330002. . Accessed on 23 March 2023.Consolea macracantha (Griseb.) A.Berger CubaBarrios, 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. . Accessed on 23 March 2023.Consolea millspaughii (Britton) A.BergerCuba, The Bahamas, Cayman IslandsGriffith, 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. . Accessed on 23 March 2023.Consolea moniliformis (L.) A.BergerCuba, Hispaniola (Dominican Republic, Haiti), Puerto Rico (Mona Island, Culebra, Desecheo Island)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. . Accessed on 23 March 2023.Consolea nashii (Britton) A.BergerCuba, The Bahamas, Turks and Caicos IslandsNegrón-Ortiz, V. & Griffith, P. 2017. Consolea nashii (amended version of 2013 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T16330194A121497872. . Accessed on 23 March 2023.Consolea picardae (Urb.) ArecesSouthern and eastern Hispaniola (Dominican Republic, Haiti)Negrón-Ortiz, V. & Griffith, P. 2017. Consolea picardae (amended version of 2013 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T16330409A121497988. . Accessed on 23 March 2023. Consolea rubescens (Salm-Dyck. ex DC.) Lem.Puerto Rico and Lesser Antilles (from Virgin Islands to Trinidad and Tobago)Negrón-Ortiz, V. & Griffith, P. 2017. Consolea rubescens (amended version of 2013 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T16331022A121498109. . Accessed on 23 March 2023. Consolea spinosissima (Mill.) Lem.JamaicaNegrón-Ortiz, V. & Griffith, P. 2013. Consolea spinosissima. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T151874A571255. . Accessed on 23 March 2023. Consolea testudinis-crus (F.A.C.Weber) Mottram & HoxeyHispaniola (Haiti)
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