page_title: Astelia
section_title: Species
hierarchical_section_title: Astelia / Species
caption_attribution_description: Crowns of two kauri trees (Agathis australis), Trounson Kauri Park, North Island, New Zealand. Also visible are the epiphytes, including Astelia spp., which are a common feature of the New Zealand rainforest.
context_page_description: Astelia is a genus of flowering plants in the recently named family Asteliaceae. They are rhizomatous tufted perennials native to various islands in the Pacific, Indian, and South Atlantic Oceans, as well as to Australia and to the southernmost tip of South America. A significant number of the known species are endemic to New Zealand. The species generally grow in forests, swamps and amongst low alpine vegetation; occasionally they are epiphytic.
context_section_description: The genus is divided into a number of subgenera and these are further divided into sections. These contain the following species:
  subgenus Astelia
  section Astelia
  Astelia alpina  R.Br. - Pineapple Grass, Silver Astelia, native to eastern Australia
  Astelia alpina var. alpina
  Astelia alpina var. novae-hollandiae Skottsb.
  Astelia papuana Skottsb.- native to New Guinea
  Astelia linearis Hook.f.- native to North and South Islands of New Zealand
  Astelia linearis var. linearis
  Astelia linearis var. novae-zelandiae Skottsb.
  Astelia subulata (Hook.f.) Cheesem. - native to South Island  + Antipodean Islands of New Zealand
  section Palaeastelia Skottsb.
  Astelia hemichrysa (Lam.) Kunth - native to Réunion + Mauritius
  subgenus Asteliopsis Skottsb.
  section Desmoneuron Skottsb.
  Astelia solandri A.Cunn. - native to North and South Islands of New Zealand
  Astelia trinervia Kirk - native to North Island  and north-west South Island of New Zealand
  Astelia nadeaudii Drake - native to Tahiti + Raiatea in French Polynesia
  Astelia raiateensis J.W.Moore - see Astelia nadeaudii
  section Isoneuron Skottsb.
  Astelia banksii A.Cunn. - Native to North Island of New Zealand
  Astelia neocaledonica Schltr. - endemic to New Caledonia.
  subgenus Collospermum Skottsb.
  Astelia hastata Colenso - New Zealand - formerly Collospermum hastatum (Colenso) Skottsb.
  Astelia microsperma Colenso - North Island of New Zealand - formerly Collospermum microspermum (Colenso) Skottsb.
  Astelia montana Seem. - Fiji and Vanuatu - formerly Collospermum montanum (Seem.) Skottsb.
  Astelia samoense (Skottsb.) Birch - Samoa - formerly Collospermum samoense Skottsb.
  Astelia spicata Colenso, formerly Collospermum spicatum (Colenso) Skottsb., would fall into this subgenus but was rejected by Birch as a species.
  subgenus Tricella Skottsb.
  section Tricella Skottsb.
  Astelia australiana (J.H.Willis) L.B.Moore - Tall Astelia, native to the State of Victoria in Australia
  Astelia chathamica (Skottsb.) L.B.Moore - Silver Spear, native to Chatham Islands of New Zealand
  Astelia fragrans Col. - Bush Flax, Bush Lily, Kakaha, native to North and South Islands of New Zealand
  Astelia graminea L.B.Moore- native to northern South Island of New Zealand
  Astelia grandis Hook.f. ex Kirk- native to North and South Islands of New Zealand
  Astelia nervosa Banks & Sol. ex Hook.f.- Mountain Astelia, native to North and South Islands of New Zealand
  Astelia nivicola Ckn. ex Cheesem. - native to South Island of New Zealand
  Astelia nivicola var. nivicola
  Astelia nivicola var. moriceae L.B.Moore
  Astelia petriei Ckn. - native to South Island of New Zealand
  Astelia psychrocharis F.Muell. - Kosciusko Pineapple Grass, native to Mt. Kosciusko in Australia
  Astelia skottsbergii L.B.Moore - native to north-west South Island of New Zealand
  section Periastelia Skottsb.
  Astelia argyrocoma A.Heller ex Skottsb. - native to Kauai Island in Hawaii
  Astelia menziesiana Sm. in A.Rees - native to Hawaii
  Astelia rapensis Skottsb. - native to Rapa-Iti Island in French Polynesia
  Astelia tovii F.Br. - Marquesas in French Polynesia
  Astelia waialealae Wawra - native to Kauai Island in Hawaii
  section Micrastelia Skottsb.
  Astelia pumila (J.R.Forst.) Gaudich. - native to western Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego and Falkland Islands
caption: Astelia spp. growing on Agathis australis in Trounson Kauri Park, North Island, New Zealand
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