Aspidistra recondita
| Aspidistra recondita | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Nolinoideae |
| Genus: | Aspidistra |
| Species: | A. recondita |
| Binomial name | |
| Aspidistra recondita Tillich, Averyanov & Dzu, 2007 | |
Aspidistra recondita is a species of flowering plant. A. recondita takes its name from the Latin reconditus, meaning "hidden", referring to its sexual organs being completely hidden inside its ovoid perigone, with a small opening. Given it was described from a A. lurida specimen, neither its distribution nor habitat are known.[1]
Description
This species is a perennial herb. Its rhizome is creeping, and measures 5 to 6 millimetres (0.20 to 0.24 in) in diametre. Its leaves are 1 to 1.5 centimetres (0.39 to 0.59 in) apart, its strong petiole measuring about 25 to 30 centimetres (9.8 to 11.8 in); the lamina is ovate and asymmetrical, measuring about 30 by 6 centimetres (11.8 by 2.4 in), its base being cuneate, each side of which carries between 30 and 40 veins.[1]
Its decumbent peduncle measures 2 to 3 centimetres (0.79 to 1.18 in) long, with 2 scales along its axis and 2 scales embracing the flower; its perigone is ovoid, measuring 12 by 9 to 10 millimetres (0.47 by 0.35 to 0.39 in), possessing no lobes. It counts with 6 stamens, while its anthers measure 3 by 1.5 millimetres (0.118 by 0.059 in) long; the pistil is mushroom-shaped, while the ovar is indistinct. Its style measures 2 millimetres (0.079 in) and the hemispherical stigma is 6 millimetres (0.24 in) wide and high.[1]
References
Further reading
- Tillich, H‐J. "An updated and improved determination key for Aspidistra Ker‐Gawl.(Ruscaceae, Monocotyledons)." Feddes Repertorium 119.5‐6 (2008): 449-462.
- Tillich, Hans-Juergen. "The genus Aspidistra Ker-Gawl.(Asparagaceae) in Vietnam." Taiwania 59.1 (2014): 1-8.
- Averyanov, Leonid V., and H‐J. Tillich. "Aspidistra laotica, A. multiflora, A. oviflora and A. semiaperta spp. nov.(Asparagaceae, Convallariaceae ss) from eastern Indochina." Nordic Journal of Botany (2014).