Asteliaceae
Astelia

Astelia microsperma Colenso

First published in Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 17: 251 (1885)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is New Zealand North Island. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

New Zealand North

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.

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 microspermum.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1934 New Zealand Collospermum microspermum K000524880 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1934 New Zealand Collospermum microspermum K000524881 Type Yes
Melville, R.; Melville, E.F.; Godley, E.J. [6718] New Zealand Collospermum microspermum K:SPC-36992.000 No
Anderson New Zealand Collospermum microspermum K:SPC-26719.000 No
Colenso [s.n.] New Zealand Collospermum microspermum K000524882 Type Yes
Grosse [s.n.] Collospermum microspermum K000524879 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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 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

    • 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 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0