aSPIDISTRA sPECIES

Aspidistra oblongifolia

Name:

Aspidistra oblongifolia F.T.Wang & K.Y.Lang – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 37(5): 476 (1999).

Holotype:

China: Guangxi, Hechi, fls., purple, 1936.12.25, Museum of the Guangxi Provinces 14424 (holotype, IBSC).

Distribution:

China: Guangxi.

Phenology:

no data.

Description

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Rhizoma repens subteres, 5–8 mm diam., dense nodosum et squamatum. Folia solitaria, inter se 1–1.5 cm distantia; laminis oblongis vel ovato-oblongis, 10.5–14 cm longis, 4–5 cm latis, apice acuminatis, basi subrotundatis, margine supra medium serrulatis; pitiolis 11.5–23 cm longis. Pedunculus 5–10 mm longus, 4-bracteatus; bracteis late ovatis 3.5–4 mm longis, 4–5mm latis,apice obtusis. Flores solitarii; perianthio campanulato purpurato, 1–1.2 cm longo, 6-lobato,lobis oblongis, 3–4 mm longis, 2.5–3 mm latis, apice rotundatis patentibus vel reflexis; tubo perianthii 7–8 mm longo, 7 mm diam., staminibus 6, subsessilibus prope basin tubi affixis; antheris late ellipticis, 1.2–1.5 mm longis, 0.8–1.2 mm latis; pistillo 6–7 mm longo; ovario paulo inflato; stylo tenui et longo; stigmate dilatatulo, c. 1.7 mm diam.,pagina supera convexo,angulis 3 radiantibus ornato, stamina cospicus superante, Bacca globosa,8–10 mm diam., extus verrucata.

Sourses:

Lang & Zhu (1999) – Acta Phytotax. Sin. 37(5): 468-508.

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