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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Scientific name
  
Astelia

Rank
  
Genus

Family
  
Asteliaceae

Higher classification
  
Liliaceae

Order
  
Asparagales

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Lower classifications
  
Astelia trinervia, Astelia waialealae

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Astelia is a genus of rhizomatous tufted perennials in the family Asteliaceae which are native to various island in the Pacific, Indian, and South Atlantic Oceans, as well as to Australia and to the southernmost tip of South America. A significant number of the known species are endemic to New Zealand. The species generally grow in forests, swamps and amongst low alpine vegetation; occasionally they are epiphytic.

Contents

Astelia garden plants


Species

The genus contains the following species:

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  • Astelia alpina R.Br. - Pineapple Grass, Silver Astelia, native to eastern Australia
  • Astelia argyrocoma A.Heller ex Skottsb. - native to Kauai Island in Hawaii
  • Astelia australiana (J.H.Willis) L.B.Moore - Tall Astelia, native to the State of Victoria in Australia
  • Astelia banksii A.Cunn. - Native to North Island of New Zealand
  • Astelia chathamica (Skottsb.) L.B.Moore - Silver Spear, native to Chatham Islands of New Zealand
  • Astelia fragrans Col. - Bush Flax, Bush Lily, Kakaha, native to North and South Islands of New Zealand
  • Astelia graminea L.B.Moore- native to northern South Island of New Zealand
  • Astelia grandis Hook.f. ex Kirk- native to North and South Islands of New Zealand
  • Astelia hemichrysa (Lam.) Kunth - native to Réunion + Mauritius
  • Astelia linearis Hook.f.- native to North and South Islands of New Zealand
  • Astelia menziesiana Sm. in A.Rees - native to Hawaii
  • Astelia nadeaudii Drake - native to Tahiti + Raiatea in French Polynesia
  • Astelia neocaledonica Schltr. - endemic to New Caledonia.
  • Astelia nervosa Banks & Sol. ex Hook.f.- Mountain Astelia, native to North and South Islands of New Zealand
  • Astelia nivicola Ckn. ex Cheesem. - native to South Island of New Zealand
  • Astelia papuana Skottsb.- native to New Guinea
  • Astelia petriei Ckn. - native to South Island of New Zealand
  • Astelia psychrocharis F.Muell. - Kosciusko Pineapple Grass, native to Mt. Kosciusko in Australia
  • Astelia pumila (J.R.Forst.) Gaudich. - native to Falkland Islands, Tierra del Fuego and neighboring regions in extreme southern Chile + Argentina
  • Astelia raiateensis J.W.Moore - see Astelia nadeaudii
  • Astelia rapensis Skottsb. - native to Rapa-Iti Island in French Polynesia
  • Astelia skottsbergii L.B.Moore - native to north-west South Island of New Zealand
  • Astelia solandri A.Cunn. - native to North and South Islands of New Zealand
  • Astelia subulata (Hook.f.) Cheesem. - native to South Island + Antipodean Islands of New Zealand
  • Astelia tovii F.Br. - Marquesas in French Polynesia
  • Astelia trinervia Kirk - native to North Island and north-west South Island of New Zealand
  • Astelia waialealae Wawra - native to Kauai Island in Hawaii

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    References

    Astelia Wikipedia
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