Asparagaceae

Aspidistra Ker Gawl.

First published in Bot. Reg. 8: t. 628 (1822)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is E. Himalaya to Japan.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, Japan, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

Introduced into:

Alabama, Florida, Great Britain, Korea, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest, Spain, Trinidad-Tobago

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Phonsena, P. & de Wilde, W.J.J.O. (2010). The genus Aspidistra Ker Gawl. (Asparagaceae/Ruscaceae) in Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 38: 48-58.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 21, 2010 Du, N.V.; et al. [HNK 2220] Vietnam K000524253 Yes
[A. H. G.] [s.n.] Indonesia K003735834 Yes
s.coll. [15887] Hong Kong K003735821 Yes
Huq, A.M.; Mia, M.K. [H8568] Bangladesh K003735825 Yes
Ford, C. [627] K:SPC-11010.000 No
Morse, H.B. [901] China K003735824 Yes
Wilson, E.H. [281] China K003735820 Yes
Schneider, C. [619] China K003735823 Yes
Ford, C. [628] Hong Kong K:SPC-15158.000 No
Cavalerie, J. [851] China K000846047 Type Yes
Henry, A. [13739] China K003735822 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0