Consolea
Genus of cactus
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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.[1]
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| Consolea spinosissima | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Opuntioideae |
| Tribe: | Opuntieae |
| Genus: | Consolea Lem. |
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Accepted species
As of November 2022[update], Plants of the World Online accepted 10 species:[2]
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution | Conservation status |
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| Consolea acaulis (Ekman & Werderm) F.M.Knuth | Hispaniola (Haiti) | NE | |
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Consolea corallicola Small | Little Torch Key and Swan Key in the Florida Keys | CR[3] |
 | Consolea falcata (Ekman & Werderm) F.M.Knuth | Hispaniola (Haiti) | CR[4] |
_1.jpg) | Consolea macracantha (Griseb.) A.Berger | Cuba | LC[5] |
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Consolea millspaughii (Britton) A.Berger | Cuba, The Bahamas, Cayman Islands | LC[6] |
 | Consolea moniliformis (L.) A.Berger | Cuba, Hispaniola (Dominican Republic, Haiti), Puerto Rico (Mona Island, Culebra, Desecheo Island) | LC[7] |
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Consolea nashii (Britton) A.Berger | Cuba, The Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands | LC[8] |
.jpg) | Consolea picardae (Urb.) Areces | Southern and eastern Hispaniola (Dominican Republic, Haiti) | DD[9] |
 | Consolea rubescens (Salm-Dyck. ex DC.) Lem. | Puerto Rico and Lesser Antilles (from Virgin Islands to Trinidad and Tobago) | LC[10] |
.jpg) | Consolea spinosissima (Mill.) Lem. | Jamaica | EN[11] |
| Consolea testudinis-crus (F.A.C.Weber) Mottram & Hoxey | Hispaniola (Haiti) | NE |