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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 Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It was launched in March 2017 with the ultimate aim being "to enable users to access information on all the world's known seed-bearing plants ... accepted 10 species: References {{Taxonbar, from=Q150122 Opuntioideae genera Opuntioideae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Consolea Moniliformis (14029811758)
''Consolea moniliformis'' is a species of cactus that is native to the Greater Antilles, on Cuba, Hispaniola (in the Dominican Republic and Haiti), and Puerto Rico (on the islands of Mona, Culebra and Desecheo). Names Common names include: * English: necklacelike pricklypear * French: Opuntia patte-de-tortue, patte de tortue, patte tortue, raquette espagnole (Haiti) *Spanish: alpargata ( Dominican Republic), tuna ( Puerto Rico) *Haitian Creole: pat tôti, rakèt panyôl Distribution and habitat ''Consolea moniliformis'' can be found at elevations from sea level to about 50 metres. In Cuba, it occurs in dry littoral forest, as well as limestone. In the city of Santiago de Cuba it is cultivated in gardens. In Puerto Rico, it occurs in open dry forests and is sparsely distributed, but occurs abundantly. On Hispaniola, the species is common in Hispaniolan dry forests. Description It is a tree-like cactus species to 4(-7) m height, freely branching in the crowns. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Consolea Corallicola
''Consolea corallicola'' is a species of cactus known by the common names Florida semaphore cactus and semaphore pricklypear. It is endemic to Florida in the United States, where it is limited to the Florida Keys.''Consolea corallicola''. Center for Plant Conservation. Description This cactus is a species of ''Consolea corallicola''.Flora of North America. which grows up to eight feet/2.4 meters tall. The stem segments are up to 40 centimeters long and are "copiously armed" with pink ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelangelo Console
Michelangelo Console (Palermo, 24 July 1812 – Palermo, 13 May 1897) was an Italian botanist primarily known for his work on cacti. Life and work Michelangelo Console was professor of botany at the Palermo Botanical Garden, where he worked with French botanist Charles Antoine Lemaire. Console described the cactus genus '' Myrtillocactus'' in 1897, shortly before his death. Charles Antoine Lemaire Charles Antoine Lemaire (1 November 1800, in Paris – 22 June 1871, in Paris), was a French botanist and botanical author, noted for his publications on Cactaceae. Education Born the son of Antoine Charles Lemaire and Marie Jeanne Davio, he h ... named the cactus genus '' Consolea'' in honor of Console. Selected works * ''Su taluni casi morfologici nella famiglia delle Cactaceae''. In: ''Il Naturalista siciliano''. Palermo 1883, p. 78–79Online* ''Myrtillocactus, nuovo genere di Cactaceae''. In: ''Bollettino del Reale Orto Botanico di Palermo''. Vol. 1, No. 1, 1897, p. 8–10. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
