Consolea millspaughii

Consolea millspaughii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Opuntioideae
Tribus: Opuntieae
Genus: Consolea
Species: Consolea millspaughii
Subspecies: C. m. subsp. corallicola – C. m. subsp. millspaughii

Name

Consolea millspaughii (Britton) A.Berger, Entwicklungslin. Kakt.: 94 (1926)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Opuntia millspaughii Britton, Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 50: 513. (1908)
• Homotypic
  • Consolea spinosissima subsp. millspaughii (Britton) Guiggi, Cactology 1: 23. (2007)
    

Note: Accepted in the synonymy of Consolea macracantha (Griseb.) A.Berger, Entwicklungslin. Kakt.: 94. (1926)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Bahamas, Cayman Is., Cuba, Florida, Turks-Caicos Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Berger, A., 1926. Entwicklungslin. Kakt.: 94.

Additional references

• Hunt, D. 2016. CITES Cactaceae Checklist, ed. 3: 1–174. PDF. Reference page. 
• Korotkova, N., Aquino, D., Arias, S., Eggli, U., Franck, A. , Gómez-Hinostrosa, C., Guerrero, P.C., Hernández, H.M., Kohlbecker, A., Köhler, M., Luther, K., Majure, L.C., Müller, A., Metzing, D., Nyffeler, R., Sánchez, D., Schlumpberger, B. & Berendsohn, W.G. 2021. Cactaceae at Caryophyllales. org–a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family. Willdenowia 51(2): 251–270. DOI: 10.3372/wi.51.51208 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Consolea millspaughii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 July 18. Reference page. 
• Korotkova, N. et al. 2022. Consolea millspaughii in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 03. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Consolea millspaughii. Published online. Accessed: Jan 03 2022. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Consolea millspaughii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 Jan 2022. Reference page.

Vernacular names

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