Scanning electron micrographs of Astelia seeds showing size, shape, and funicle characters. AAstelia (sect. Astelia) linearis var. linearis; ovoid, funicle long BAstelia (sect. Tricella) petriei; ovoid, funicle short CAstelia (sect. Tricella) chathamica; ovoid, funicle short DAstelia (sect. Isoneuron) banksii: polygonal-turbinate, funicle ribbed EAstelia (sect. Micrastelia) pumila; ovoid, funicle short FAstelia (sect. Desmoneuron) solandri; obovoid-reniform, funicle ribbed GAstelia (sect. Isoneuron) neocaledonica; obovoid, funicle ribbed HAstelia (sect. Tricella) menziesiana; fusiform, funicle short. Scale bars = 0.5 mm. SEM images created by J.L. Birch.

 
 
  Part of: Birch JL (2015) A revision of infrageneric classification in Astelia Banks & Sol. ex R.Br. (Asteliaceae). PhytoKeys 52: 105-132. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.52.4768