Aspidistra dolichanthera X.X.Chen

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Aspidistra

Characteristics

Rhizome subterete, 6--9 mm thick. Leaves 2-or 3-tufted; petiole 20--30 cm, rigid; leaf blade green with sparse, yellow spots, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, 18--30 × 8--15 cm, base rounded. Scape 5--15 cm; bracts 3--6. Flower solitary. Perianth white, campanulate, 6-or 7-lobed apically; tube 6--8 × ca. 8 mm; lobes recurved, oblong, ca. 12 × 7--8 mm. Stamens 6--7, inserted at base of perianth tube, subsessile; anthers oblong, 5--6 mm. Stigma slightly enlarged, ca. 1.7 mm in diam., exceeding anthers. Fl. Apr. 2 n = 36*.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Distribution

Aspidistra dolichanthera world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:899224-1
WFO ID wfo-0000637190
COL ID HFBF
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Synonyms

Aspidistra dolichanthera