Consolea falcata
A low-growing Consolea from northwestern Hispaniola. Compared with C. picardae, it is distinguished by lower habit, glaucous green segments and a spiny pericarpel.
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10 species. The POWO list was checked on 11 October 2026. [2-WWW]
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A low-growing Consolea from northwestern Hispaniola. Compared with C. picardae, it is distinguished by lower habit, glaucous green segments and a spiny pericarpel.
Atlas accountOpen profileA species described in 2023 from the Dominican Republic, currently accepted in POWO. It was separated after most embryological and chromosome studies of the genus.
Atlas accountOpen profileA Cuban tree-like cactus with smooth segments and strong trunk armature. Cuban descriptions distinguish it from reticulate C. moniliformis, particularly once mature stems develop.
Atlas accountOpen profileAn island species comprising three subspecies accepted in POWO. Its description requires distinguishing material from the Bahamas and Cuba, the Caymans and the Florida Keys.
Atlas accountOpen profileA Consolea with distinctly reticulate mature segments. Descriptions also cover variation in juvenile stems and detachment of segments contributing to vegetative reproduction.
Atlas accountOpen profileA species from the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos and Cuba, with a branched crown and wavy-edged segments. Cuban populations were described as subspecies gibarensis.
Atlas accountOpen profileA tree-like species from Hispaniola. Some literature describes it as Consolea microcarpa, so both names are linked here to the same record.
Atlas accountOpen profileA species native to Puerto Rico and parts of the Lesser Antilles, also found in cultivation and as a naturalised plant. Horticultural material sometimes has few spines, which does not describe the species' full variation.
Atlas accountOpen profileA species from southern Jamaica, central to studies of cryptic dioecy in Consolea. One population included male and female individuals and males that occasionally produced seeds.
Atlas accountOpen profileAn arborescent species of northern Haiti, linked to historical descriptions of plants near Gonaïves. In POWO it also includes the name Opuntia haitiensis.
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