Consolea


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:
ImageScientific nameDistributionConservation status
Consolea acaulis F.M.KnuthHispaniola
Consolea corallicola John [Kunkel Small|Small]Little [Torch Key] and Swan Key in the Florida Keys
Consolea falcata F.M.KnuthHispaniola
Consolea macracantha A.BergerCuba
Consolea millspaughii A.BergerCuba, The Bahamas, Cayman Islands
Consolea moniliformis A.BergerCuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico
Consolea nashii A.BergerCuba, The Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands
Consolea picardae ArecesSouthern and eastern Hispaniola
Consolea rubescens Charles [Antoine Lemaire|Lem.]Puerto Rico and Lesser Antilles
Consolea spinosissima Lem.Jamaica
Consolea testudinis-crus Mottram & HoxeyHispaniola