Aspidistra typica Baill.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Aspidistra

Characteristics

Rhizome subterete, ca. 7 mm thick. Leaves 2-or 3-tufted; petiole 12--21 cm, stiff; leaf blade green, sometimes sparsely yellowish spotted, ovate-lanceolate to ovate, 18--32 × 7--12 cm, base rounded or nearly so. Scapes usually tufted, arching or horizontal, 2.5--4.6 cm; bracts 3--5. Flower solitary. Perianth purple, urceolate, 6-lobed apically; tube 0.9--1.2 × 1.4--1.8 cm; lobes suberect, ovate, 3--5 × 3--5 mm. Stamens 6, inserted at base of perianth tube, subsessile. Stigma peltate, orbicular, large, 0.9--1.5 cm in diam., slightly 6-lobed at margin. Fl. Jun.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Distribution

Aspidistra typica world distribution map, present in China and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:531600-1
WFO ID wfo-0000637468
COL ID 5W59J
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Synonyms

Aspidistra typica