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Trounson Kauri Park, North Island, New Zealand 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 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 ==References==