Asteliaceae

E861298

Asteliaceae is a small family of flowering monocot plants, often herbaceous or tufted, primarily found in the Southern Hemisphere, especially in New Zealand and surrounding regions.

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Label Occurrences
Asteliaceae canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf plant family
taxon
clade Angiosperms
linked to: Magnoliophyta

Monocots
describedInTaxonomicSystem APG III system
linked to: APG III

APG IV system
distribution Australia
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Pacific Islands
South America
Southern Hemisphere
Tasmania
flowerSymmetry actinomorphic
flowerType bisexual
fruitType berry
capsule
habitat forest understory
montane regions
subalpine regions
wet shrublands
hasGenus Astelia
Astelia sect. Micrastelia
Collospermum
Milligania
Neoastelia
hasNotableSpecies Astelia alpina
linked to: Astelia

Astelia fragrans
linked to: Astelia

Astelia nervosa
linked to: Astelia

Collospermum hastatum
linked to: Collospermum

Milligania densiflora
kingdom Plantae
leafArrangement basal rosette
leafType evergreen
namedAfter Astelia
order Asparagales
ovaryPosition inferior ovary
photosyntheticPathway C3
pollination insect-pollinated
previousCircumscription included in Liliaceae in older systems
taxonRank family
typeGenus Astelia
typicalGrowthForm herbaceous
tufted

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Asparagales includesFamily Asteliaceae