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.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Monocots ⓘ |
| describedInTaxonomicSystem |
APG III system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
APG IV system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distribution |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Caledonia NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ South America NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Hemisphere ⓘ Tasmania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowerSymmetry | actinomorphic ⓘ |
| flowerType | bisexual ⓘ |
| fruitType |
berry
ⓘ
capsule ⓘ |
| habitat |
forest understory
ⓘ
montane regions ⓘ subalpine regions ⓘ wet shrublands ⓘ |
| hasGenus |
Astelia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Astelia sect. Micrastelia NERFINISHED ⓘ Collospermum NERFINISHED ⓘ Milligania NERFINISHED ⓘ Neoastelia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableSpecies |
Astelia alpina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Astelia fragrans NERFINISHED ⓘ Astelia nervosa NERFINISHED ⓘ Collospermum hastatum NERFINISHED ⓘ Milligania densiflora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | basal rosette ⓘ |
| leafType | evergreen ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Astelia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Asparagales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ovaryPosition | inferior ovary ⓘ |
| photosyntheticPathway | C3 ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| previousCircumscription | included in Liliaceae in older systems ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Astelia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalGrowthForm |
herbaceous
ⓘ
tufted ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.