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 southernmost tip of South America. A significant number of the known species are
endemic to New Zealand.[2][3] The species generally grow in forests, swamps and amongst low alpine vegetation; occasionally they are
epiphytic.[4]
Species
The genus is divided into a number of subgenera and these are further divided into sections. These contain the following species:[5][6]
^Birch, Joanne L. (2015), "Corrigenda: A revision of infrageneric classification in Astelia Banks & Sol. ex R.Br. (Asteliaceae)", PhytoKeys (56): 127–128,
doi:10.3897/phytokeys.56.6517,
PMC4612781,
PMID26494977
^
abc"Astelia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
^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. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
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 southernmost tip of South America. A significant number of the known species are
endemic to New Zealand.[2][3] The species generally grow in forests, swamps and amongst low alpine vegetation; occasionally they are
epiphytic.[4]
Species
The genus is divided into a number of subgenera and these are further divided into sections. These contain the following species:[5][6]
^Birch, Joanne L. (2015), "Corrigenda: A revision of infrageneric classification in Astelia Banks & Sol. ex R.Br. (Asteliaceae)", PhytoKeys (56): 127–128,
doi:10.3897/phytokeys.56.6517,
PMC4612781,
PMID26494977
^
abc"Astelia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
^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. Retrieved 2009-05-04.