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:2
- English: necklace-like 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.
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.
References
"Consolea moniliformis (L.) A.Berger". The Encyclopedia of Cacti. Encyclopedia of Living Forms. n.d. Retrieved August 22, 2020. http://www.llifle.com/Encyclopedia/CACTI/Family/Cactaceae/9726/Consolea_moniliformis ↩
Grandtner, Miroslav M. (2005). Elsevier's Dictionary of Trees – North America. Amsterdam: Elsevier. p. 594. ISBN 978-0-08-046018-5. 978-0-08-046018-5 ↩