Consolea spinosissima

Consolea spinosissima

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 spinosissima

Name

Consolea spinosissima (Mill.) Lem., 1862

Synonyms

• Opuntia spinosissima Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 8: Opuntia No. 88. 1768 syn. sec. Hunt 2016
  • Cactus spinosissimus Martyn, Cat. Hort. Bot. Cantabrig.: 88. 1771 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
  • Opuntia cruciata Pfeiff., Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 167. 1837 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Cayman Islands, S. Jamaica, Haiti (Navassa Island). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lemaire, C., 1862. Rev. Hort. (Paris) 33:174.

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 spinosissima 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 spinosissima 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 spinosissima. Published online. Accessed: Jan 03 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Consolea spinosissima. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 Jan 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Consolea spinosissima in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.
• IUCN: Consolea spinosissima (Mill.) Lem.  (Endangered)

Vernacular names

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