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New taxa of Consolea Lemaire (Cactaceae: Opuntioideae) from Cuba

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Abstract

The ranges ofConsolea nashii andC. moniliformis were found to extend from the Bahamas and Hispaniola, respectively, into Cuba. Two new subspecies are now recognized on the basis of morphological and geographical discontinuities of populations:Consolea nashii subsp.gibarensis from the coastal thickets between Manatí and Maisí, northeastern Cuba, andC. moniliformis subsp.guantanamana from the cacti thorn-woodlands and thickets of Guantánamo and Santiago de Cuba Provinces, on the southern coast and adjacent dry plains of eastern Cuba. A key to the Cuban species ofConsolea is provided.

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La distribución deConsolea nashii yConsolea moniliformis se encontró que se extiende desde Las Bahamas y La Española, respectivamente, hacia Cuba. Dos nuevas subespecies se reconocen ahora sobre la base de las discontinuidades morfológicas y geográficas de las poblaciones:Consolea nashii subsp.gibarensis, de los matorrales costeros entre Manatí y Maisí, en el noreste de Cuba, yConsolea moniliformis subsp.guantanamana, de los matorrales y bosques secos de las provincias de Guantánamo y Santiago de Cuba, en la costa sur y zonas secas adyacentes de Cuba oriental. Se ofrece una clave para la determinación de las especies deConsolea presentes en Cuba.

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  1. Institute of Systematic Botany, The New York Botanical Garden, 10458-5126, Bronx, New York, U.S.A.

    Alberto E. Areces-Mallea

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Areces-Mallea, A.E. New taxa of Consolea Lemaire (Cactaceae: Opuntioideae) from Cuba. Brittonia 48, 224–236 (1996). https://doi.org/10.2307/2807819

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