Aspidistra retusa K.Y.Lang & S.Z.Huang

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Aspidistra

Characteristics

Rhizome subterete, ca. 5 mm thick, densely covered with scales. Leaves solitary; petiole 16--33 cm; leaf blade oblong to oblong-lanceolate, base cuneate, apex acuminate. Scape 2.5--4.5 cm; bracts 5 or 6. Flower solitary. Perianth campanulate, (5 or)6-lobed; tube 1.3--1.5 × 0.9--1 cm; lobes ± recurved, deltoid-ovate, ca. 4 × 3 mm, rather thick. Stamens (5 or)6, inserted distally in perianth tube, positioned much higher than stigma, subsessile; anthers ovate, ca. 1.8 mm. Pistil ca. 4 mm; style obviously articulate; stigma slightly enlarged, ca. 1.5 mm in diam., 6-lobed or undulate-lobed at margin. 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 retusa world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:896972-1
WFO ID wfo-0000637408
COL ID 684XM
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Synonyms

Aspidistra retusa