Collospermum

Collospermum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asteliaceae
Genus: Collospermum
Skottsb.

Collospermum is a genus of plants in the Asteliaceae, first described as a genus in 1934. It contains 5 currently recognized species, all native to various islands in the Pacific Ocean:[1][2][3]

  1. Collospermum hastatum (Colenso) Skottsb. -- New Zealand
  2. Collospermum microspermum (Colenso) Skottsb. -- New Zealand North Island
  3. Collospermum montanum (Seem.) Skottsb. -- Fiji + Vanuatu
  4. Collospermum samoense Skottsb. - Samoa
  5. Collospermum spicatum (Colenso) Skottsb. - New Zealand North Island

References

  1. Carl Johan Fredrik Skottsberg. 1934. Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar. Stockholm Ser. III, xiv. No. 2, 77
  2. The Plant List, Collospermum
  3. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Collospermum
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