Astelia montana Seem.

First published in Fl. Vit.: 313 (1868)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Vanuatu, Fiji. It is a perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Fiji, Vanuatu

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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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.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Collospermum montanum.]
  • Smith, A.C. (1979). Flora Vitiensis Nova. A new flora for Fiji (Spermatophytes only) 1: 1-495. Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden, Lawai. [Cited as Collospermum montanum.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Smith, A.C. (1991). Flora Vitiensis Nova. A new flora for Fiji (Spermatophytes only) 5: 1-626. Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden, Lawai.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1934 Seemann, B. [641] Fiji Collospermum montanum K000524875 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1934 Seemann, B. [641] Fiji Collospermum montanum K000524876 Type Yes
Green, P.S. [RSNH1244] Collospermum montanum K003610761 Yes
Smith, A.C. [4963] Fiji Collospermum montanum K003610762 Yes
Morrison, A. [s.n.] Vanuatu Collospermum montanum K003610757 Yes
Raynal, J.; Schmid, M. [RSNH16129] Collospermum montanum K003610754 Yes
Smith, A.C. [262] Fiji Collospermum montanum K003610770 Yes
Veillon, J.M. [RSNH4554] Vanuatu Collospermum montanum K003610759 Yes
Horne, J. [1028] Fiji Collospermum montanum K003610768 Yes
Wee-Lek, C. [RSNH249] Vanuatu Collospermum montanum K003610758 Yes
Melville, R.; Parham, J. [7101] Fiji Collospermum montanum K003610765 Yes
L.B. [13149] Collospermum montanum K003610760 Yes
Gillespie, J.W. [3374] Fiji Collospermum montanum K003610771 Yes
Green, P.S. [RSNH1149] Vanuatu Collospermum montanum K003610755 Yes
Smith, A.C. [4963] Fiji Collospermum montanum K003610763 Yes
Melville, R.; Melville, E.F.; Parham, J. [7101] Fiji Collospermum montanum K003610766 Yes
Smith, A.C. [1978] Fiji Collospermum montanum K003610769 Yes
Horne, J. [74] Fiji Collospermum montanum K003610767 Yes
Smith, A.C. [5156] Fiji Collospermum montanum K003610764 Yes
Morrison, A. [s.n.] Vanuatu Collospermum montanum K003610756 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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

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