Consolea spinosissima

Consolea spinosissima

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Opuntioideae
Tribus: Opuntieae
Genus: Consolea
Species:

Name

Consolea spinosissima (Mill.) Lem., Rev. Hort. (Paris) 11: 174 (1862)

Synonyms

  • Basionym
    • Opuntia spinosissima Mill., Gard. Dict., ed. 8: Opuntia No. 88. (1768) syn. sec. Hunt 2016
  • Homotypic
    • Cactus spinosissimus (Mill.) Martyn, Cat. Hort. Bot. Cantabrig.: 88 (1771)
  • Heterotypic
    • Opuntia cruciata Pfeiff., Enum. Diagn. Cact.: 167. (1837) (2019)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Caribbean
      • Cayman Islands, S. Jamaica, Haiti (Navassa Island).

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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