Astelia sect. Isoneuron Skottsb.
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Astelia sect. Isoneuron Skottsb.
Astelia sect. Isoneuron Skottsb., Kongl. Svenska Vetenskapsakad. Handl. ser. 3, 14(2): 51. 1934.
Note.
Open growth form; leaves linear; inflorescences bearing many flowers; staminate flowers with short filaments (0.6-1.9 mm); pistillate flowers with short outer tepals (2.7-4.0 × 0.7-2.0 mm); ovary trilocular, intermediate length (2.2-4.4 mm); fruit ovoid, many seeds per fruit (11-18); seeds small and narrow (1.3-2.2 × 0.8-1.4 mm). Type: Astelia banksii A.Cunn., designated here.
Included species and distribution.
New Caledonia: Astelia banksii A.Cunn., Astelia neocaledonica Schltr.
Habitat.
Lowland coastal cliffs ( Astelia banksii ) and lowland tropical forest ( Astelia neocaledonica ).
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