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Astelia solandri A.Cunn.

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Astelia solandri A.Cunn., Companion Bot. Mag. 2: 374 (1837)
Astelia solandri A.Cunn.

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New Zealand
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A.Cunn.
A.Cunn.
1837
374
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Astelia solandri A.Cunn.
species
Astelia solandri

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solandri

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Astelia solandri A.Cunn.

n = 35
2n = 70

Astelia solandri A.Cunn.

Robust tufted epiphyte, but also growing on ground. Lvs mostly 100–200 × 2–3.5 cm., drooping; just above sheath very narrow, keeled and tightly folded, covered in fine whitish felt; sheath broad, clad on both surfaces in white scales; lamina adaxially bright green, without obvious scales when mature; abaxially silvery with elongate pattern of scales when young, in age minutely dotted with white scale-bases; 3 subequal nerves us. recognizable on each side of midrib, but these well separated, at least in distal half of lf. Infl. drooping, most parts covered with ± appressed scales; peduncles 30–100 cm. × 4–8 mm.; panicle 15–40 cm. long; lower spathes long; racemes ∞, widespreading, more lax in male, all except the smallest spathes subtending sub-infls of 3–(5) racemes. Fls pedicellate and us. well spaced; per. yellowish, pinkish or (especially ♂) maroon, divided almost to base; tepals 2–4–(5) mm. long, spreading, tips lacking scales. Ovary 1-locular, green; style very short. Fr. c. 4–5 mm. diam., globose, translucent green to yellowish or dull brown, seated on dry membr. per. Seeds < 2 mm. long. diam. c. ½ length, terete and ± curved, smooth and shining, the funicular end carunculate. n = 35.

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Astelia cunninghamii Hook.f.
Astelia solandri A.Cunn.
Astelia cunninghamii subsp. hookeriana Kirk
Astelia solandri A.Cunn.
Astelia polyneuron Colenso
Astelia solandri A.Cunn.
Astelia solandri A.Cunn.
Astelia solandri A.Cunn.
Astelia solandri A.Cunn.
Astelia solandri A.Cunn.
Astelia solandri A.Cunn.
Astelia solandri A.Cunn.
Astelia solandri A.Cunn.
Astelia solandri A.Cunn.
Astelia solandri A.Cunn.
Astelia solandri A.Cunn.
Astelia solandri subsp. hookerana (Kirk) L.B.Moore
Astelia solandri A.Cunn.
Astelia subrigida Colenso
Astelia solandri A.Cunn.

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Astelia solandri A.Cunn.
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ff9a936d-ff00-4f78-ab59-7b0c32ea6fa4
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Names_Plants
1 January 2000
30 March 2004
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