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
Nomenclature
Cockayne ex Cheeseman
Cheeseman
1925
319
ICN
Astelia nivicola Cockayne ex Cheeseman
species
Astelia nivicola
Classification
Descriptions
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.
Taxonomic concepts
Astelia nivicola Cockayne ex Cheeseman
Astelia nivicola Cockayne ex Cheeseman
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2de4c555-5938-4cb9-aa9d-fbb5b21f3997
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1 January 2000
19 February 2004