Astelia Microsperma
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''Astelia'' is a
genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s in the recently named family
Asteliaceae Asteliaceae is a family of flowering plants, placed in the order Asparagales of the monocots. The family has only recently been recognized by taxonomists. The APG III system of 2009 (unchanged from the 1998 and 2003 versions) does recognize this ...
. They are
rhizomatous In botany and dendrology, a rhizome ( ) is a modified subterranean plant stem that sends out roots and shoots from its nodes. Rhizomes are also called creeping rootstalks or just rootstalks. Rhizomes develop from axillary buds and grow hori ...
tufted
perennials In horticulture, the term perennial ('' per-'' + '' -ennial'', "through the year") is used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. It has thus been defined as a plant that lives more than 2 years. The term is also ...
native to various islands in the Pacific, Indian, and South Atlantic Oceans, as well as to Australia and to the southernmost tip of South America. A significant number of the known species are
endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
to New Zealand., search for "Astelia" The species generally grow in forests, swamps and amongst low alpine vegetation; occasionally they are
epiphytic An epiphyte is a plant or plant-like organism that grows on the surface of another plant and derives its moisture and nutrients from the air, rain, water (in marine environments) or from debris accumulating around it. The plants on which epiphyt ...
.


Species

The genus is divided into a number of subgenera and these are further divided into sections. These contain the following species: * subgenus ''Astelia'' ** section ''Astelia'' *** ''
Astelia alpina ''Astelia alpina'' called pineapple grass, silver astelia, or perching lily is a commonly found species in alpine and subalpine areas of Tasmania and the Australian Alps.Pickering, C.M., Jordan, M., and Hill, W. (2004) "Sexual dimorphism and sex ...
'' R.Br. - Pineapple Grass, Silver Astelia, native to eastern Australia **** ''Astelia alpina'' var. ''alpina'' **** ''Astelia alpina'' var. ''novae-hollandiae'' Skottsb. *** '' Astelia papuana'' Skottsb.- native to
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*** '' Astelia linearis'' Hook.f.- native to North and South Islands of New Zealand **** ''Astelia linearis'' var. ''linearis'' **** ''Astelia linearis'' var. ''novae-zelandiae'' Skottsb. *** '' Astelia subulata'' (Hook.f.) Cheesem. - native to South Island + Antipodean Islands of New Zealand ** section ''Palaeastelia'' Skottsb. *** ''
Astelia hemichrysa ''Astelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the recently named family Asteliaceae. They are rhizomatous tufted perennials native to various islands in the Pacific, Indian, and South Atlantic Oceans, as well as to Australia and to the southern ...
'' (Lam.) Kunth - native to
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* subgenus ''Asteliopsis'' Skottsb. ** section ''Desmoneuron'' Skottsb. *** '' Astelia solandri'' A.Cunn. - native to North and South Islands of New Zealand *** '' Astelia trinervia'' Kirk - native to North Island and north-west South Island of New Zealand *** '' Astelia nadeaudii'' Drake - native to Tahiti + Raiatea in French Polynesia *** ''Astelia raiateensis'' J.W.Moore - see '' Astelia nadeaudii'' ** section ''Isoneuron'' Skottsb. *** '' Astelia banksii'' A.Cunn. - Native to North Island of New Zealand *** '' Astelia neocaledonica'' Schltr. - endemic to
New Caledonia New Caledonia ( ; ) is a group of islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, southwest of Vanuatu and east of Australia. Located from Metropolitan France, it forms a Overseas France#Sui generis collectivity, ''sui generis'' collectivity of t ...
. * subgenus ''Collospermum'' Skottsb. *** '' Astelia hastata'' Colenso - New Zealand - formerly ''Collospermum hastatum'' (Colenso) Skottsb. *** '' Astelia microsperma'' Colenso - North Island of New Zealand - formerly ''Collospermum microspermum'' (Colenso) Skottsb. *** '' Astelia montana'' Seem. -
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- formerly ''Collospermum montanum'' (Seem.) Skottsb. *** '' Astelia samoense'' (Skottsb.) Birch -
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- formerly ''Collospermum samoense'' Skottsb. *** ''Astelia spicata'' Colenso, formerly ''Collospermum spicatum'' (Colenso) Skottsb., would fall into this subgenus but was rejected by Birch as a species. * subgenus ''Tricella'' Skottsb. ** section ''Tricella'' Skottsb. *** '' Astelia australiana'' (J.H.Willis) L.B.Moore - Tall Astelia, native to the State of Victoria in Australia *** '' Astelia chathamica'' (Skottsb.) L.B.Moore - Silver Spear, native to
Chatham Islands The Chatham Islands ( ; Moriori language, Moriori: , 'Misty Sun'; ) are an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean about east of New Zealand's South Island, administered as part of New Zealand, and consisting of about 10 islands within an approxima ...
of New Zealand *** '' Astelia fragrans'' Col. - Bush Flax, Bush Lily, Kakaha, native to North and South Islands of New Zealand *** '' Astelia graminea'' L.B.Moore- native to northern South Island of New Zealand *** '' Astelia grandis'' Hook.f. ex Kirk- native to North and South Islands of New Zealand *** '' Astelia nervosa'' Banks & Sol. ex Hook.f.- Mountain Astelia, native to North and South Islands of New Zealand *** '' Astelia nivicola'' Ckn. ex Cheesem. - native to South Island of New Zealand **** ''Astelia nivicola'' var. ''nivicola'' **** ''Astelia nivicola'' var. ''moriceae'' L.B.Moore *** '' Astelia petriei'' Ckn. - native to South Island of New Zealand *** '' Astelia psychrocharis'' F.Muell. - Kosciusko Pineapple Grass, native to Mt. Kosciusko in Australia *** '' Astelia skottsbergii'' L.B.Moore - native to north-west South Island of New Zealand ** section ''Periastelia'' Skottsb. *** '' Astelia argyrocoma'' A.Heller ex Skottsb. - native to
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Island in
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*** '' Astelia menziesiana'' Sm. in A.Rees - native to Hawaii *** '' Astelia rapensis'' Skottsb. - native to Rapa-Iti Island in French Polynesia *** '' Astelia tovii'' F.Br. - Marquesas in French Polynesia *** '' Astelia waialealae'' Wawra - native to Kauai Island in Hawaii ** section ''Micrastelia'' Skottsb. *** ''
Astelia pumila ''Astelia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the recently named family Asteliaceae. They are rhizomatous tufted perennials native to various islands in the Pacific, Indian, and South Atlantic Oceans, as well as to Australia and to the southern ...
'' (J.R.Forst.) Gaudich. - native to western
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References

* Asparagales genera Asteliaceae Taxa named by Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773) Taxa named by Daniel Solander Taxa named by Joseph Banks {{Asparagales-stub