Cactaceae

Tuna

Consolea moniliformis (L.) A.Berger

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Consolea

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Tuna: Consolea moniliformis in the jardin botanique de Lyon , France. — Photo: Another one of my pictures: This photograph was taken by Medium69, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 鱼鳞仙人掌
English: Tuna

Synonyms

Cactus ferox Willd.
Cactus moniliformis L.
Cactus reticulatus Descourt.
Cactus testudinis-crus (F.A.C.Weber) Thierry de Menonville
Cactus testudinis-crus Lancry
Cereus moniliformis (L.) DC.
Consolea ferox (Willd.) Lem.
Consolea intermedia Hoxey & Gdaniec
Consolea testudinis-crus (F.A.C.Weber) Mottram & Hoxey
Nopalea moniliformis (L.) K.Schum.
Opuntia dolabriformis Pfeiff.
Opuntia ferox Haw.
Opuntia haitiensis Britton
Opuntia moniliformis (L.) Haw. ex Steud.
Opuntia testudinis-crus (Lancry) F.A.C.Weber

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Puerto Rico: native

Photos

Photo: Another one of my pictures: This photograph was taken by Medium69, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Светлана Царахова, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Светлана Царахова, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Светлана Царахова, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Светлана Царахова, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Светлана Царахова, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kristof Zyskowski, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kristof Zyskowski, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kristof Zyskowski, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kristof Zyskowski, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.