Asteliaceae
Astelia

Astelia menziesiana Sm.

First published in A.Rees, Cycl. 39(1): [s.p.] (1818)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Hawaiian Islands. It is a perennial or epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Hawaii

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Birch, J.L. (2015). A revision of infrageneric classification in Asteelia Banks & Sol. ex R.Br. (Asteliaceae). PhytoKeys 52: 105-132.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Wagner, W.L., Herbst, D.R. & Sohmer, S.H. (1999). Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawai'i. Revised Edition, Volume 2. Special Publications; Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum 97: 989-1919.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1931 K000524904 Type Yes
Rock, J.F. [6095] United States K003611109 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] United States K003611101 Yes
Forbes, C.N. [753H] United States K003611110 Yes
Otto Degener [20275] United States K003611112 Yes
Guppy [s.n.] United States K003611104 Yes
Forbes, C.N. [923] Mali K003611108 Yes
{John, H. (St.)} [10203] United States K003611111 Yes
Webster, G.L.; Wilbur, R.L. [1766] United States K003611113 Yes
Degener, O.; Degener, I. [32391] United States K003611114 Yes
Haines [s.n.] United States K003611098 Yes
Degener, O. [5519] United States K003611107 Yes
Degener, O.; Degener, I. [32362] United States K003611116 Yes
Degener, O. [5519] United States K003611106 Yes
Hancock, W. [48] United States K003611105 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003611100 Yes
Degener, O.; Degener, I. [32367] United States K003611115 Yes
Macrae [s.n.] United States K003611099 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003611103 Yes
Guppy [s.n.] United States K003611102 Yes
Forbes, C.N. [149m] United States Astelia degeneri K003611147 Yes
Leroy Topping, D.; Degener, O. [4055] United States Astelia degeneri K003611148 Yes
Degener, O. [4063] United States Astelia forbesii K003611120 Yes
Degener, O. [4063] United States Astelia forbesii K003611121 Yes
Rock, J.F. [6095] Hawaii Astelia forbesii K000524903 Type Yes
Degener, O. [4051] United States Astelia forbesii subsp. pachysperma K003611125 Yes
Forbes, C.N. [1015K] United States Astelia veratroides K003611131 Yes
Cowan, R.S. [#2] United States Astelia veratroides K003611132 Yes
Christophersen, E. [1288B] United States Astelia veratroides K003611128 Yes
Hillebrand [473] United States Astelia veratroides K003611127 Yes
Leemann [2253] United States Astelia veratroides K003611133 Yes
Forbes, C.N. [2361M] United States Astelia veratroides K003611134 Yes
Hancock, W. [46] United States Astelia veratroides K003611129 Yes
Beeley [s.n.] United States Astelia veratroides K003611126 Yes
Degener, O. [5515] United States Astelia veratroides K003611130 Yes
Hillebrandt [473] Astelia forbesii subsp. nivea K003611122 Yes
Cranwell, L.M.; Selling, O.; Skottsberg, C. [s.n.] Astelia forbesii subsp. nivea K003611123 Yes
Cranwell, L.M.; Selling, O.; Skottsberg, C. [s.n.] Astelia forbesii subsp. nivea K003611124 Yes
Cranwell, L.M. [s.n.] United States Astelia forbesii subsp. fallax K003611118 Yes
Degener, O. [4068] United States Astelia forbesii subsp. fallax K003611119 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0