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407.0000 Family Cactaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 310 (1789), nom. cons.
ca. 140-170 genera (circumscription still very much in flux), ca. 1700-1800 spp. Latest phylogeny: de Vos et al. (2025). There has been excessive splitting, leading to over 3000 species in some collectors view. It should be good practice in the future that each ´new species´ description is confirmed by molecular genetics, not only by morphology.
Species listed in database: 1840; hybrids: 80
= Cereaceae DC. & Spreng.(transl.Jameson); Elem. Philos. Pl. 142 (1821)
= Mammillariaceae D.L.Fu; Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(5): 352 (2024)
= Nopaleaceae E.Schmid & Curtman; Pflanzenreich [Petermann] 2: 135 (1856)
= Opuntiaceae Desv.; Dict. Rais. Bot. 52, 385 (1817)
407.3104 Genus Consolea Lem.; Rev. Hort. (Paris), Sér. 4, 11: 174 (1862)
Distribution: Caribbean, Florida, Bahamas. Possibly derived from hybridization between Opuntia s. str. and other genera.
Species listed in database: 9
species :
Consolea corallicola Small; Addisonia 15: 25 (1930)
Name: Semaphore Cactus
Distribution: USA (Florida: Key Largo, Big Pine Key)
78 USA
Remarks: status uncertain, often included in C. macracantha
Conservation Status: near extinction
Synonyms: hidden
= Consolea spinosissima subsp. corallicola (Small) Guiggi; Cactology 3: 18 (2012)
= Consolea millspaughii subsp. corallicola (Small) Majure; Willdenowia 51(2): 264 (2021)
= Opuntia corallicola (Small) Werderm.; Neue Kakteen 66 (1931)
species :
Consolea falcata (Ekman & Werderm.) F.M.Knuth; Kaktus-ABC [Backeberg & Knuth] 146 (1936)
Distribution: Hispaniola (Haiti)
81 HIS
Remarks: status uncertain, often included in C. macracantha
Synonyms: hidden
= Opuntia falcata Ekman & Werderm.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 29: 228 (1931)
species :
Consolea intermedia Hoxey & Gdaniec; Caribbean J. Sci. 53(2): 127 (2023)
Distribution: Hispaniola (Dominican Republic)
81 HIS
species :
Consolea macracantha (Griseb.) A.Berger; Entwicklungslin. Kakt. 94 (1926)
Distribution: Mozambique Channel Isl. [Îles Éparses] [I] (Juan de Nova Isl. [I]); Mauritius [I] (Tromelin Isl. [I]); Bahamas; Cuba; Cayman Isl.; Hispaniola (Dominican Republic, NW-Haiti); Navassa Isl.
29 mau mci 81 BAH CAY CUB HIS NAV
Synonyms: hidden
= Consolea macracantha subsp. nashii (Britton) Guiggi; Cactology 1: 23 (2007)
= Consolea millspaughii (Britton) A.Berger; Entwicklungslin. Kakt. 94 (1926)
= Consolea millspaughii subsp. caymanensis Areces; Brittonia 53(1): 100 (2001)
= Consolea nashii (Britton) A.Berger; Entwicklungslin. Kakt. 94 (1926)
= Consolea nashii subsp. gibarensis Areces; Brittonia 48(2): 231 (1996)
= Consolea spinosissima subsp. millspaughii (Britton) Guiggi; Cactology 1: 23 (2007)
= Opuntia macracantha Griseb.; Cat. Pl. Cub. [Grisebach] 116 (1866)
= Opuntia millspaughii Britton; Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 50: 513 (1998)
= Opuntia nashii Britton; Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 3: 446 (1905)
= Opuntia nashii subsp. gibarensis (Areces) Govaerts; World Checkl. Seed Pl. 3(1): 21 (1999)
species :
Consolea moniliformis (L.) A.Berger; Entwicklungslin. Kakt. 94 (1926)
subspecies :
subsp. moniliformis
Name: Alpargata (Dominican Republic), Cactier patte de tortue, Patte tortue, Raquette pangnole, Raquette espagnole (Haiti)
Distribution: Hispaniola (Dominican Republic, Haiti); Puerto Rico (Mona and Desecheo Isl.)
81 HIS PUE
Synonyms: hidden
= Airampoa panellana (Backeb.) Doweld; Turczaninowia 5: 30 (2002)
= Cactus ferox Willd.; Enum. Pl. [Willdenow], Suppl. 35 (1814)
= Cactus moniliformis L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 468 (1753)
= Cactus moniliformis Lam.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.] 1: 541 (1785), nom. illeg.
= Cereus moniliformis (L.) DC.; Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 17: 60 (1828)
= Consolea ferox (Willd.) Lem.; Rev. Hort. (Paris), Sér. 4, 11: 174 (1862)
= Consolea urbaniana (Werderm.) F.M.Knuth; Kaktus-ABC [Backeberg & Knuth] 146 (1935)
= Nopalea moniliformis (L.) K.Schum.; Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. 750 (1898)
= Opuntia armata var. panellana Backeb.; Descr. Cact. Nov. [Backeberg] 1: 9 (1956 publ. 1957)
= Opuntia dolabriformis Pfeiff.; Enum. Diagn. Cact. 167 (1837)
= Opuntia ferox Haw.; Suppl. Pl. Succ. 82 (1819)
= Opuntia moniliformis (L.) Haw. ex Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 2: 221 (1841)
= Opuntia panellana (Backeb.) Backeb.; Cactaceae [Backeberg] 6: 3619 (1962)
= Opuntia urbaniana Werderm.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 29: 229 (1931)
= Tunilla armata var. panellana (Backeb.) Batov; Opred. Vidov Kaktusov Kult. 2(1): 378 (2023)
= xOpulea urbaniana (Werderm.) Y.Encarn. & Majure; Haseltonia 30(1): 90 (2023)
subspecies :
subsp. guantanamana Areces; Brittonia 48(2): 225 (1996)
Distribution: Cuba
81 CUB
Synonyms: hidden
= Opuntia moniliformis f. guantanamana (Areces) Govaerts; World Checkl. Seed Pl. 3(1): 21 (1999)
species :
Consolea picardae (Urb.) Areces; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 72: 42 (2000)
Distribution: Hispaniola (Dominican Republic, Haiti)
81 HIS
Remarks: often included in C. macracantha
Synonyms: hidden
= Consolea microcarpa (K.Schum.) E.F.Anderson; Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 71(6): 324 (1999), nom. illeg.
= Opuntia microcarpa K.Schum.; Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. 714 (1898), nom. illeg.
= Opuntia picardae Urb.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 16: 35 (1919)
species :
Consolea rubescens (Salm-Dyck ex DC.) Lem.; Rev. Hort. (Paris), Sér. 4, 11: 174 (1862)
Name: Raquette arborescente, Signpost cactus (Lesser Antilles), Tuna de petate, Tuna de yagua
Distribution: Puerto Rico; Virgin Isl. (Guana, St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola, Virgin Gorda); St. Martin/St. Maarten; St. Barthélémy; St. Kitts; Antigua; Barbuda; Montserrat; Guadeloupe
81 ABA GDL MTS PUE SBA STK STM VIR
Synonyms: hidden
= Consolea catocantha (Pfeiff.) Lem.; Rev. Hort. (Paris) 11: 174 (1862)
= Consolea guanicana (K.Schum.) F.M.Knuth; Kaktus-ABC [Backeberg & Knuth] 146 (1935)
= Consolea moniliformis subsp. rubescens (Salm-Dyck ex DC.) Guiggi; Cactology 1: 23 (2007)
= Opuntia catocantha Pfeiff.; Enum. Diagn. Cact. 166 (1837)
= Opuntia guanicana K.Schum. ex Gürke; Monatsschr. Kakteenk. 18: 180 (1908)
= Opuntia rubescens Salm-Dyck ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 3: 474 (1828)
= Opuntia spinosissima K.Schum.; Gesamtbeschr. Kakt. 12: 705 (1898)
species :
Consolea spinosissima (Mill.) Lem.; Rev. Hort. (Paris) 11: 174 (1862)
Name: Cactier, Raquette (Haiti), Prickly pear tree (Jamaica)
Distribution: Cayman Isl.; Jamaica; Navassa Isl.
81 CAY JAM NAV
Synonyms: hidden
= Cactus spinosissimus (Mill.) Martyn; Cat. Hort. Bot. Cantabrig. 88 (1771)
= Opuntia cruciata Pfeiff.; Enum. Diagn. Cact. 167 (1837)
= Opuntia spinosissima (Martyn) Mill.; Gard. Dict., ed. 8: no. 8 (1768)
species :
Consolea testudinis-crus (F.A.C.Weber) Mottram & Hoxey; Cactician 13: 73 (2020)
Distribution: Hispaniola (Haiti)
81 HIS
Remarks: status uncertain, often included in C. moniliformis
Synonyms: hidden
= Opuntia haitiensis Britton; Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 50: 513 (1908)
= Opuntia testudinis-crus F.A.C.Weber; Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 10: 389 (1904)
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