Name:

Aspidistra ebianensis K.Y.Lang & Z.Y.Zhu – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 37(5): 492 (1999).

Holotype:

China, Sichuan：Ebian，ait. 800 m, fis., 1985-05-03, B. Q. Min, X. G. Luo&Z. Y. Zhu 2652 (holotype in Sichuan School of Chinese Materia Medica).

Specimens:

Leshan，Z. Y. Zhu 2546 (EMA); Emishan City，Mt. Emei，S. Y. CheneiaZ，（453 (SM); Emei Group, s. coli. 12119 (SM); Hejiang，Hejing Group 214, 363A (SM); Xuyong，Xuyong Exped. 0259, 0507 (SM); Junlian，Junlian Exped. 1070 (SM); Hongya，Hongya Group 374 (SM); Mabian, Mabi- an Exped. 439 (SM); Changning，Changning Exped. 530 (SM); Jiang’an，s. coli. 290 (SM).

Distribution:

China: Sichuan.

Phenology:

Flowers in November–December in cultivation.

Description

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protologue:

Rhizoma repens subteres, 7–10 mm diam.，nodosum squamatumque, radices elongatas edens. Folia solitaris, laminis oblanceolatis vel longe lanceolatis subcoriaceis, 35–65 cm longis, 3–5 cm latis，utrinque fulvo-albo-punctatis, apice acutis, basi attenuatis, petiolo rigido robusto, 4–10 cm longo. Pedunculus 3–5 cm longus, 3–6-bracteatus; bracteis alternis late ovatis，1–1.5 cm longis, 8 –10 mm latis, albis purpureo-maculatis，apice acutis, Flores solitarii; perianthio purpurascente vel purpureo subcampanulato; tubo perianthii 1–1.2 cm longo，1–1,3 cm diam., apice 8-lobato, lobis anguste lanceolatis, raro triangulari- lanceolatis, 8–11 mm longis, 2–3 mm latis, apice obtusis, basi leviter latioribus，reflexis, purpureis vel purpurascentibus, intus carinis 2–4 (interdum indisinctis) longitudinalibus carnosis dense mamillatis decurrentibus ad medium tubi ornatis; staminibus 8, basi tubi affixis, lobis perianthii oppsitis, antheris oblongis flavis c. 2 mm longis, c. 1.5 mm latis; pistillo 3–5 mm longo，stylo brevi stigmate purpureo peltato-inflato, 1–1.2 cm diam., in medio convexo, supra costis 4-jugis radiat-dispositis instructo, inter costis quaeque paris profunde sulcato, margine 4-lobato, lobis apice emargintis; ovario vix inflato, stamina conspicue superante. Bacca obovata, c. 2.6 cm longa, 2.1 cm diam., extus squarrosa verrucata; seminibus asymmetricis.

Sourses:

Lang & Zhu (1999) –Acta Phytotax. Sin. 37(5): 492; Li Guangzhao (2004).

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