Consolea moniliformis (L.) Britton

  • Filed As

    Cactaceae
    Consolea moniliformis (L.) Britton

  • Collector(s)

    N. L. Britton 1822 with J. F. Cowell & W. E. Hess, 20 Feb 1914 - 26 Feb 1914

  • Location

    Puerto Rico. Mayagüez. Mona Island. Sardinera.

  • Habitat

    Limestone plateau.

  • Description

    cactus (arborescent), to 5 m. Up to 5 m.; flowers yellow to orange-red. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Specimen Notes

    Examined for The Cactaceae, Carnegie Institution.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 743617

    Occurrence ID: c363a479-db3a-4dec-b145-375cc444b565

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Caryophyllales

  • Family

    Cactaceae

  • All Determinations

    Consolea moniliformis (L.) Britton det G. J. Breckon, 2003
    Note: Originally ident. as Opuntia catocantha L. ex O., an authorship of the name not shown in Index Kewensis.

    Consolea rubescens (Salm-Dyck ex DC.) Lem. det N. L. Britton, s.d.
    Note: Annotation directly handwritten on sheet by N. L. Britton, without date and his signature.

    Opuntia rubescens Salm-Dyck ex DC. det N. L. Britton
    Note: Annotation directly handwritten on sheet by N. L. Britton, without date and his signature.

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Puerto Rico

  • State/Province

    Mayagüez

  • Locality

    Mona Island. Sardinera

  • Coordinates

    18.0863, -67.938

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    1000

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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