Astelia
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Astelia
any of various plants of the mainly southern hemisphere genus Astelia. Some species are epiphytic (esp. A. solandri, kowharawhara), but most are ground plants with long sword-like leaves. Also called bush (or tree) flax, bush lily.
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Astelia
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| Astelia hemichrysa in Réunion | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asteliaceae |
| Genus: | Astelia Banks & Sol. ex R.Br. |
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Astelia is a genus of rhizomatous tufted perennials in the family Asteliaceae which are native to the Pacific region as well as the Falkland Islands, Réunion and Mauritius.[1] The species generally grow in forests, swamps and amongst low alpine vegetation; occasionally they are epiphytic.[2]
According to the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families as of May 2011[update], the family contains the following species:[3]
- Astelia alpina R.Br. - Pineapple Grass, Silver Astelia, native to Australia[4]
- Astelia argyrocoma A.Heller ex Skottsb.
- Astelia australiana (J.H.Willis) L.B.Moore - Tall Astelia, native to Australia[4]
- Astelia banksii A.Cunn. - Native to New Zealand[5]
- Astelia chathamica (Skottsb.) L.B.Moore - Silver Spear, native to New Zealand[5]
- Astelia fragrans Col. - Bush Flax, Bush Lily, Kakaha, native to New Zealand[5]
- Astelia graminea L.B.Moore- native to New Zealand[5]
- Astelia grandis Hook.f. ex Kirk- native to New Zealand[5]
- Astelia hemichrysa (Lam.) Kunth - native to Réunion
- Astelia linearis Hook.f.- native to New Zealand[5]
- Astelia menziesiana Sm. in A.Rees
- Astelia nadeaudii Drake (syn. Astelia raiateensis) – native to Papua New Guinea[6]
- Astelia neocaledonica Schltr. - endemic to New Caledonia.[7]
- Astelia nervosa Banks & Sol. ex Hook.f.- Mountain Astelia, native to New Zealand[5]
- Astelia nivicola Ckn. ex Cheesem. - native to New Zealand[5]
- Astelia papuana Skottsb.- native to Papua New Guinea[6]
- Astelia petriei Ckn. - native to New Zealand[5]
- Astelia psychrocharis F.Muell. - Kosciusko Pineapple Grass, native to Australia[4]
- Astelia pumila (J.R.Forst.) Gaudich.
- Astelia raiateensis J.W.Moore - see Astelia nadeaudii
- Astelia rapensis Skottsb.
- Astelia skottsbergii L.B.Moore - native to New Zealand[5]
- Astelia solandri A.Cunn. - native to New Zealand[5]
- Astelia subulata (Hook.f.) Cheesem. - native to New Zealand[5]
- Astelia tovii F.Br.
- Astelia trinervia Kirk - native to New Zealand[5]
- Astelia waialealae Wawra - native to Hawaii
References
- ^ "Genus Astelia". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=gn&name=Astelia. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
- ^ Dawson John; Rob Lucas (2005). The nature of plants: habitats, challenges, and adaptations. Timber Press. ISBN 0-88192-675-2. http://books.google.com/books?id=oSl_snNdP1EC&pg=PA39&dq=Astelia#PPA39,M1. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
- ^ WCSP (2011), World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do, retrieved 2011-05-24, search for "Astelia"
- ^ a b c "Astelia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=ASTELIA. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "ASTELIA Banks et Sol. ex R. Br. , 1810". http://floraseries.landcareresearch.co.nz/pages/Taxon.aspx?id=_84f1aab3-2265-4136-8a3d-d9ca05a2903e&fileName=Flora%202.xml. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
- ^ a b Conn, Barry J.. "Census of Vascular Plants of Papua New Guinea". Plants of Papua New Guinea. Papua New Guinea National Herbarium and the National Herbarium of New South Wales. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/PNGcensus.pl?fam=&gen=astelia&sp=&infr=&group=. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
- ^ "Genre Astelia". Endémía - Faune & Flore de Nouvelle-Calédonie. http://www.endemia.nc/plante/fiche.php?code=932. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
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