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.

Hawaii

Astelia degeneri Skottsb. in Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 117: 33 (1934)
Astelia forbesii Skottsb. in Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 117: 18 (1934)
Astelia forbesii subsp. fallax Skottsb. in Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 117: 31 (1934)
Astelia forbesii subsp. nivea Skottsb. in Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 117: 22 (1934)
Astelia forbesii subsp. pachysperma Skottsb. in Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 117: 20 (1934)
Astelia menziesiana var. depauperata Skottsb. in Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 117: 18 (1934)
Astelia menziesiana subsp. fallax Skottsb. in Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 117: 21 (1934)
Astelia menziesiana subsp. nivea Skottsb. in Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 117: 22 (1934)
Astelia menziesiana subsp. pachysperma Skottsb. in Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 117: 20 (1934)
Astelia pachysperma (Skottsb.) Skottsb. in Acta Horti Gothob. 15: 340 (1944)
Astelia pachysperma subsp. fallax (Skottsb.) Skottsb. in Acta Horti Gothob. 15: 340 (1944)
Astelia veratroides Gaudich. in Voy. Uranie: 420 (1829)
Astelia veratroides var. gracilis Skottsb. in Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 117: 28 (1934)
Astelia veratroides subsp. macrosperma Skottsb. in Bull. Bernice P. Bishop Mus. 117: 29 (1934)
Astelia veratroides var. purpurea Skottsb. in Acta Horti Gothob. 2: 217 (1926)
Hamelinia veratroides (Gaudich.) A.Rich. in J.S.C.Dumont d'Urville, Voy. Astrolabe 1: 158 (1832)

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.

Date	Reference	Identified As	Barcode	Type Status	Has image?
Jan 1, 1931			K000524904	Unknown type material	Yes

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