Consolea moniliformis

Consolea moniliformis

Consolea moniliformis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Opuntioideae
Tribus: Opuntieae
Genus: Consolea
Species: Consolea moniliformis

Name

Consolea moniliformis (L.) A.Berger, 1926

Synonyms

• Cactus moniliformis L., Sp. Pl.: 468. 1753 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
• Cereus moniliformis (L.) DC. in Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 17: 60. 1828 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
• Opuntia moniliformis (L.) Haw. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2(2-5): 221. 1841 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
• Nopalea moniliformis (L.) K.Schum., Gesamtbeschr. Kakt.: 750. 1898 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Cactus ferox Willd., Enum. Pl., Suppl.: 35. 1814 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
• Consolea ferox (Willd.) Lem. in Rev. Hort. 34: 174. 1862 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Opuntia ferox Haw., Suppl. Pl. Succ.: 82. 1819 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Opuntia dolabriformis Pfeiff., Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 167. 1837 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Opuntia haitiensis Britton in Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 50: 513. 1908 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean SE. Cuba, Hispaniola to Puerto Rico (Mona Island, Desecheo Island). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Berger, A., 1926. Die Entwicklungslinien der Kakteen, 94. 1926

Additional references

• Korotkova, N., Aquino, D., Arias, S., Eggli, U., Franck, A. , Gómez-Hinostrosa, C., Guerrero, P.C., Hernández, H.M., Kohlbecker, A., Köhler, M., Luther, K., Majure, L.C., Müller, A., Metzing, D., Nyffeler, R., Sánchez, D., Schlumpberger, B. & Berendsohn, W.G. 2021. Cactaceae at Caryophyllales. org–a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family. Willdenowia 51(2): 251–270. DOI: 10.3372/wi.51.51208 Reference page. 

Links

• Korotkova, N. et al. 2022. Consolea moniliformis in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 03. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Consolea moniliformis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 03. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Consolea moniliformis. Published online. Accessed: Jan 03 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Consolea moniliformis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 Jan 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Consolea moniliformis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.
• IUCN: Consolea moniliformis (L.) A.Berger  (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

English: tuna

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