Astelia sect. Desmoneuron Skottsb.

Birch, Joanne L., 2015, A revision of infrageneric classification in Astelia Banks & Sol. ex R. Br. (Asteliaceae), PhytoKeys 52, pp. 105-132 : 110

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scientific name	Astelia sect. Desmoneuron Skottsb.
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Treatment

Astelia sect. Desmoneuron Skottsb., Kongl. Svenska Vetenskapsakad. Handl. ser. 3, 14(2): 34. 1934.

Note.

Open growth form; leaves linear with a group of three subequal lateral nerves conspicuous in lower half; inflorescences bearing many flowers; staminate flowers with short filaments (0.6-2.1 mm); pistillate flowers with short outer tepals (1.9-4.2 × 0.7-1.8 mm); ovary unilocular, short (1.3-2.8 mm); fruit ampulliform, many seeds per fruit (8-32); seeds short and narrow (1.4-1.8 × 0.5-1.0 mm). Type: Astelia trinervia Kirk, designated here.

Included species and distribution.

New Zealand: Astelia solandri A.Cunn., Astelia trinervia Kirk. Society Islands, Tahiti: Astelia nadeaudii Drake & F.Br.

Habitat.

Temperate forest ( Astelia solandri and Astelia trinervia ) and tropical montane cloud forest ( Astelia nadeaudii ).