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Astelia

Angiospermae - Asparagales - Asteliaceae

Discussion

Taxonomy
Astelia was named by Banks et al. (1810). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Asteliaceae by Banks et al. (1810).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1810Astelia Banks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
Monocots
orderAsparagales
familyAsteliaceaeDumortier 1829
genusAsteliaBanks et al. 1810

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Astelia Banks et al. 1810
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Astelia antiquua Maciunas et al. 2011
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009

Age range: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 23.03000 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44New Zealand A. antiquua (50035)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Australia (Victoria) Astelia indet. (172883)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.129Australia (Tasmania) A. alpina, A. sp. (166707)