Consolea corallicola
Consolea corallicola
Consolea corallicola is a flowering plant in the genus Consolea from the cactus family ( Cactaceae ). The specific epithet is derived from the Latin words for Corallum, Coral ' and cola for, behausen ' and refers to the occurrence of entstandenem from coral rock. An English common name is " Semaphore Cactus"
Description
Consolea corallicola growing tree -shaped and reaches stature heights of up to 2 meters or more. It is a straight, upright, in cross-section elliptical or egg-shaped base that is reinforced with dense bristles. The roots are fibrous. The green, ( almost) elliptical, relatively thin and slightly curved drive sections are reticulate patterned and 20 to 30 inches long. There are five to nine needle-shaped, salmon-colored spines present, the graying of age or will become even darker. They are 7-12 inches long. One of them is considerably longer than the other.
The flowers are bright red. The obovate to clavate, yellow fruits have a length of 2.5 to 5 centimeters and are occupied with outstretched thorns.
Systematics and distribution
Consolea corallicola is distributed in the United States in the state of Florida to the islands of the Florida Keys on limestone.
The first description was in 1930 by John Kunkel Small ( 1869-1938 ). A synonym is Opuntia corallicola (Small) Werderm. ( 1931).