Asteliaceae

Astelia Banks & Sol. ex R.Br.

First published in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 291 (1810)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Mascarenes, New Guinea, Oceania, Magellan Reg., Falkland Islands.

Distribution

Native to:

Antipodean Is., Argentina South, Chatham Is., Chile South, Falkland Is., Fiji, Hawaii, Marquesas, Mauritius, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Réunion, Samoa, Society Is., Tasmania, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Victoria

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

  • Collospermum Skottsb. in Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl., ser. 3, 14(2): 72 (1934)
  • Funckia Willd. in Mag. Neuesten Entdeck. Gesammten Naturk. Ges. Naturf. Freunde Berlin 2: 19 (1808)
  • Hamelinia A.Rich. in J.S.C.Dumont d'Urville, Voy. Astrolabe 1: 158 (1832)

Accepted Species

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Melville, R.; Melville, E.F.; Druce, A.P. [5520] New Zealand K003611079 Yes
Moore, L.B.; Morice, I.M. [CHR173044] New Zealand K003611077 Yes
Moore, L.B.; Morice, I.M. [CHR125628] New Zealand K003611078 Yes
Given, D.R. [CHR142836] New Zealand K003611075 Yes
Given, D.R. [CHR142833] New Zealand K003611074 Yes
Given, D.R. [64411] New Zealand K003611076 Yes
Womersley, J.S. Papua New Guinea K003610830 Yes
Melville, R.; Melville, E.F.; Simpson, R. [5884] New Zealand K003611081 Yes
K:SPC-25278.000 No
Melville, R.; Melville, E.J.; Baylis, G. [6929] New Zealand K:SPC-40998.000 No
Bernardi [12356] New Zealand K003611080 Yes
Melville, R.; Melville, E.F.; Godley, E.J. [6626] New Zealand Collospermum K003610751 Yes
Melville, R. [6626] New Zealand Collospermum K003610752 Yes
Melville, R. [s.n.] New Zealand Collospermum K003610753 Yes

Sources

  • 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.

  • 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