†family Asteliaceae Dumortier 1829
Angiospermae - Asparagales - Asteliaceae
Parent taxon: Asparagales according to The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2016
See also Mabberley 2000
Sister taxa: Agapanthaceae, Agavaceae, Alliaceae, Amaryllidaceae, Anthericaceae, Aphyllanthaceae, Asparagaceae, Asphodelaceae, Blandfordiaceae, Boryaceae, Cyanastraceae, Doryanthaceae, Eriospermaceae, Heliotropites, Hemerocallidaceae, Hyacinthaceae, Hypoxidaceae, Iridaceae, Ixioliriaceae, Lanariaceae, Luzuriagaceae, Orchidaceae, Phormiaceae, Tecophilaeaceae, Trilliaceae, Xeronemataceae
Subtaxa: Astelia Milligania
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (2 collections)
• Miocene of New Zealand (1)
Total: 3 collections including 5 occurrences