Astelia petriei Cockayne
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Astelia petriei Cockayne, Trans. New Zealand Inst. 31: 419 (1899)
Astelia petriei Cockayne
Nomenclature
Cockayne
Cockayne
1899
419
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Astelia petriei Cockayne
species
Astelia petriei
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Astelia petriei Cockayne
2n = c. 210
Astelia petriei Cockayne
Colonies consisting of low broad tufts. Stem 2–2.5 cm. diam. Lvs 25–80–(100) × 2–6.5 cm., arcuate but stiff and coriac., the lamina diverging without constriction from the sheath; sheath to c. 7 cm. wide at base, white, very lightly clad in narrow scales; lamina not long-acuminate, adaxially pale green, without obvious pellicle except when very young, midrib sts reddish and several strong lateral nerves whitish; abaxial surface white with very close and persistent short scales except on subequal green nerves, c. 10 on each side of well defined, keeled midrib. Infl. closely enclosed by broad bases of spathes; male panicle 4–20 cm. long, ± lax; female panicle often only 3 × 3 cm. or less at fl., and very tightly compacted; racemes c. 5–10, simple. Fls pale on opening, becoming dark with exposure; tepals c. 5 mm. long, narrow and stellately patent in ♂, in ♀ broad and erect with revolute margins. Ovary 3-locular, elongate, us. angular by compression; style not differentiated. Fr. obconic, to 20 × 10 mm. but us. smaller and relatively broader, yellow-orange, seated in fleshy perianth.
Taxonomic concepts
Astelia petriei Cockayne
Astelia petriei Cockayne
Astelia petriei Cockayne
Astelia petriei Cockayne
Astelia petriei Cockayne
Astelia petriei Cockayne
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1 January 2000
19 February 2004