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Aspidistra recondita

Accepted name Aspidistra recondita H.-J. Tillich. Blumea 52 (2): 341 (2007).
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Description Rhizome: creeping, 5 - 6 mm diameter.

Leaves: solitary, spaced 1 - 1.5 cm apart on rhizome, to ca. 65 cm; cataphylls undescribed; petiole strong, 25 - 35 cm; lamina narrowly ovate, distinctly asymmetrical, ca. 30 cm long x 6 cm wide, base cuneate, each side of lamina with 30 - 40 secondary veins of nearly equal size.

Peduncle: slender, decumbent, 2 - 3 cm, with 2 scales along the axis and 2 broadly ovate scales embracing the flower.

Perianth [Perigone]: ovoid; 12 mm long x 9 - 10 mm diameter, without lobes, distal opening 1.5 - 2 mm diameter.

Stamens: 6, at basal third of tube, sessile, anthers 3 mm long x 1.5 mm wide.

Pistil: mushroom shaped; style ca. 3 mm long, stigma hemispherical, 6 mm long x 6 mm diameter; ovary indistinct.

Fruit: undescribed.

Phenology: undescribed.

2n = ?

based on Tillich 2007

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