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Astelia nivicola Cockayne ex Cheeseman

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Astelia nivicola Cockayne ex Cheeseman, Man. New Zealand Fl., ed. 2, 319 (1925)
Astelia nivicola Cockayne ex Cheeseman

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Endemic
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New Zealand
Political Region

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Cockayne ex Cheeseman
Cheeseman
1925
319
ICN
Astelia nivicola Cockayne ex Cheeseman
species
Astelia nivicola

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nivicola

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Astelia nivicola Cockayne ex Cheeseman

Colonies consisting of ± erect tufts. Lvs keeled throughout but easily flattened even just above sheath; sheath thickly covered with scales but nerves visible in older lvs; lamina adaxially ± green with long-persistent pellicle and us. one main costa on each side of midrib; abaxial surface thickly felted between and often over the (6)–7–∞ nerves on each side of midrib. Infl. simple to much-branched, the raceme-axes stout in relation to fl.-size, us. tapering. Fls small; tepals 3–4–(5) × 1.5–2 mm., spreading and ± recurved, often tending to twist spirally. Ovary 3-locular, elongate. Fr. subglobose, reddish orange.

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Astelia nivicola Cockayne ex Cheeseman
Astelia nivicola Cockayne ex Cheeseman

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Astelia nivicola Cockayne ex Cheeseman
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
Astelia nivicola Cockayne ex Cheeseman
New Zealand
Nelson Land District
Astelia nivicola Cockayne ex Cheeseman
New Zealand
Otago Land District
Astelia nivicola Cockayne ex Cheeseman
New Zealand
Southland Land District
Astelia nivicola Cockayne ex Cheeseman
New Zealand
Wellington Land District
Astelia nivicola Cockayne ex Cheeseman
New Zealand
Westland Land District

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1 January 2000
19 February 2004
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