Astelia microsperma Colenso

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Name scientific

Astelia microsperma Colenso, Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 17: 251 (1885)

Preferred name

Astelia microsperma Colenso

Taxonomy reference

Birch, J.L. 2015: A revision of infrageneric classification in Astelia Banks & Sol. ex R.Br. (Asteliaceae). PhytoKeys 52: 105–132.

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Endemic

Wild

New Zealand

Political Region

Nomenclature

Authors

Colenso

Original authors

Colenso

Publication place

Colenso, W. 1885 ("1884"): A description of some newly-discovered and rare indigenous plants; being a further contribution towards the making known the botany of New Zealand. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 17: 237–265.

Year published

1885

Publication page

251

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Astelia microsperma Colenso

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Astelia microsperma

Typification

Type: NEW ZEALAND. North Island. Seventy-mile Bush, between Norsewood and Danniverke, County of Waipawa. 1884, W. Colenso s.n. (Lectotype: K [000524879, digital image!], fruiting material in packet, designated by Skottsberg, 1934, 81).

Birch, J.L. 2015: A revision of infrageneric classification in Astelia Banks & Sol. ex R.Br. (Asteliaceae). PhytoKeys 52: 105–132.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Asteliaceae

Genus

Astelia

Species

microsperma

Synonyms

Associations

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Associated organism

Association source

has host

Beilschmiedia tawa (A.Cunn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Kirk

CHR (1 records from New Zealand.)

Descriptions

Dawson, M.I. 2008: Index of chromosome numbers of indigenous New Zealand vascular plants.

Collospermum microspermum (Colenso) Skottsb.

Description

2n = 70

Description

n = 35

Moore, L.B.; Edgar, E. 1970: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. II. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Monocotyledones except Gramineae. Botany Division DSIR, Wellington.

Collospermum microspermum (Colenso) Skottsb.

Description

Tufted plants with general habit of . Lvs c. 40–150 × (0.7)–1–2.5 cm.; sheath nigrescent towards base, with narrow basal band of white scales; lamina as in C. hastatum but proportionately narrower. Infl. arching out from fan of lvs; peduncle c. = panicle; panicle of 4–8 racemes. Male racemes c. 4.5–6 × 2.5 cm.; fls whitish, occ. pink towards base; per.-segs 9–13 × 1.5–2–(2.5) mm., narrow-oblong, the surfaces exposed in bud scaly; stamens c. 8.5 mm. long; ovary c. 2 mm. diam. Female racemes c. 3–15 × 1.5–2 cm.; fls whitish; per.-tube c. 3 mm. long, cup-shaped; per.-segs c. 2.5 × 1 mm.; ovary subglobose, narrowed abruptly into short style. Fr. c. 4.5 mm. diam., globose, milky white, cupped in thin membr. per.-tube. Seeds ∞, c. 1 × 0.8 mm., ± curved, black, shining, with short pointed funiculus carrying fragments of hairs only. n = 35.