• Source: Consolea moniliformis

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).




Names


Common names include:

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


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






Bibliography


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.

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Consolea moniliformis
• Consolea
• Flora of the Dominican Republic
• List of least concern plants
• List of descriptive plant species epithets (I–Z)
• List of endangered plants