Consolea moniliformis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Genus: | Consolea |
| Species: | C. moniliformis
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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).[3]
Names[edit]
Common names include:[4]
- 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
Conservation[edit]
Damage from the invasive moth Cactoblastis cactorum was not recorded in Dominican populations, but moderately present in Puerto Rican populations. Deforestation in Haiti has led to the suspicion of its extirpation there. Despite these threats, the species is considered Least Concern by the IUCN Red List.
References[edit]
- ^ Negrón-Ortiz, V.; Griffith, P.; Taylor, N.P.; González Torres, L.R.; Barrios, D. (2017). "Consolea moniliformis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T151754A121442124. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T151754A121442124.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Consolea moniliformis (L.) A.Berger". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
- ^ "Consolea moniliformis (L.) A.Berger". The Encyclopedia of Cacti. Encyclopedia of Living Forms. n.d. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
- ^ Grandtner, Miroslav M. (2005). Elsevier's Dictionary of Trees – North America. Amsterdam: Elsevier. p. 594. ISBN 978-0-08-046018-5.
Bibliography[edit]
- Forest & Kim Starr. Plants of Hawaii.
- Grandtner, M. M. (2005). Elsevier's Dictionary of Trees. Amsterdam: Elsevier. ISBN 0-444-51784-7.
- Liogier, Alain H. (1994). Descriptive Flora of Puerto Rico and Adjacent Islands: Spermatophyta. Cyrillaceae to Myrtaceae. Puerto rico: Editorial de la Universidad de Puerto Rico. ISBN 0-8477-2333-X.