Asteliaceae
Astelia

Astelia rapensis Skottsb.

First published in Occas. Pap. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Mus. 13: 240 (1937)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tubuai Islands (Rapa Iti). It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Tubuai Is.

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?
St. John, H. [15513] K000524906 isotype Yes
St. John, H. [15513] K000524905 isotype Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 2023. 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 2023. 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