What is "astelia"

Astelia is a genus of rhizomatous tufted perennials in the family Asteliaceae which are native to various island in the Pacific, Indian, and South Atlantic Oceans, as well as to Australia and to the southernmost tip of South America. A significant number of the known species are endemic to New Zealand. The species generally grow in forests, swamps and amongst low alpine vegetation; occasionally they are epiphytic.

1. Astelia alpina R.Br. - Pineapple Grass, Silver Astelia, native to eastern Australia
2. Astelia argyrocoma A.Heller ex Skottsb. - native to Kauai Island in Hawaii
3. Astelia australiana (J.H.Willis) L.B.Moore - Tall Astelia, native to the State of Victoria in Australia
4. Astelia banksii A.Cunn. - Native to North Island of New Zealand
5. Astelia chathamica (Skottsb.) L.B.Moore - Silver Spear, native to Chatham Islands of New Zealand
6. Astelia fragrans Col. - Bush Flax, Bush Lily, Kakaha, native to North and South Islands of New Zealand
7. Astelia graminea L.B.Moore- native to northern South Island of New Zealand
8. Astelia grandis Hook.f. ex Kirk- native to North and South Islands of New Zealand
9. Astelia hemichrysa (Lam.) Kunth - native to Réunion + Mauritius
10. Astelia linearis Hook.f.- native to North and South Islands of New Zealand
11. Astelia menziesiana Sm. in A.Rees - native to Hawaii
12. Astelia nadeaudii Drake - native to Tahiti + Raiatea in French Polynesia
13. Astelia neocaledonica Schltr. - endemic to New Caledonia.
14. Astelia nervosa Banks & Sol. ex Hook.f.- Mountain Astelia, native to North and South Islands of New Zealand
15. Astelia nivicola Ckn. ex Cheesem. - native to South Island of New Zealand
16. Astelia papuana Skottsb.- native to New Guinea
17. Astelia petriei Ckn. - native to South Island of New Zealand
18. Astelia psychrocharis F.Muell. - Kosciusko Pineapple Grass, native to Mt. Kosciusko in Australia
19. Astelia pumila (J.R.Forst.) Gaudich. - native to Falkland Islands, Tierra del Fuego and neighboring regions in extreme southern Chile + Argentina
20. Astelia raiateensis J.W.Moore - see Astelia nadeaudii
21. Astelia rapensis Skottsb. - native to Rapa-Iti Island in French Polynesia
22. Astelia skottsbergii L.B.Moore - native to north-west South Island of New Zealand
23. Astelia solandri A.Cunn. - native to North and South Islands of New Zealand
24. Astelia subulata (Hook.f.) Cheesem. - native to South Island + Antipodean Islands of New Zealand
25. Astelia tovii F.Br. - Marquesas in French Polynesia
26. Astelia trinervia Kirk - native to North Island and north-west South Island of New Zealand
27. Astelia waialealae Wawra - native to Kauai Island in Hawaii