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
Wikispecies has information related to: Astelia
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