Aspidistra recondita

This species is a perennial herb. Its rhizome is creeping, and measures 5 to 6 millimetres (0.20 to 0.24 in) in diameter. 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]

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