Biology:Collospermum

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Short description: Species of plant

Collospermum
CollospermumHastatum.jpg
Collospermum hastatum
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asteliaceae
Genus: Collospermum
Skottsb.

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

Wikidata ☰ Q5777568 entry