Consolea

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Consolea
Consolea spinosissima
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Opuntioideae
Tribe: Opuntieae
Genus: Consolea
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Consolea is a genus of cacti, named after Italian botanist Michelangelo Console. The genus is native to the Caribbean and Florida. It has 10 accepted species.[1]

Accepted species

As of February 2013, the Plant List accepted 10 species:[1]

  • Consolea acaulis (Ekman & Werderm.) F.M.Knuth
  • Consolea corallicola Small
  • Consolea falcata (Ekman & Werderm) F.M.Knuth
  • Consolea macracantha (Griseb.) A.Berger
  • Consolea millspaughii (Britton) A.Berger
  • Consolea moniliformis (L.) A.Berger
  • Consolea nashii (Britton) A.Berger
  • Consolea rubescens (Salm-Dyck. ex DC.) Lem.
  • Consolea spinosissima (Mill.) Lem.
  • Consolea urbaniana (Werderm.) F.M.Knuth

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