Asteliaceae

Asteliaceae
Astelia hemichrysa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asteliaceae
Dumort.[1]
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Asteliaceae is a family of flowering plants, placed in the order Asparagales of the monocots.[1]

The family has only recently been recognized by taxonomists. The APG III system of 2009 (unchanged from the 1998 and 2003 versions) does recognize this family. The family includes three genera[2] with about 38 species,[3] occurring in the Southern Hemisphere. It is bird/insect pollinated and its conservation status as of 2017 is not threatened.[4][irrelevant citation]

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  3. ^ Christenhusz, Maarten J.M.; Byng, James W. (20 May 2016). "The number of known plants species in the world and its annual increase". Phytotaxa. 261 (3): 201. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.261.3.1. ISSN 1179-3163.
  4. ^ Reichgelt, Tammo; Lee, William G. (6 August 2021). "Geographic variation of leaf form among indigenous woody angiosperms in New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 60 (2): 134–158. doi:10.1080/0028825x.2021.1960384. ISSN 0028-825X. S2CID 238776046.