Aspidistra elatior Blume

First published in Tijdschr. Natuurl. Gesch. Physiol. 1: 76 (1834)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Japan. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Japan

Introduced into:

Alabama, China South-Central, China Southeast, Florida, Great Britain, Korea, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest, Spain, Taiwan

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2019). https://doi.org/10.2436/20.1502.01.2. epublication.
  • Albano, P.-O. (2003). La Conaissance des Plantes Exotiques: 1-324. Édisud, Aix-en-Provence.
  • Berry, M. (2018). Adventives and aliens news 14. BSBI News 138: 46-51.
  • Espejo Serena, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1995). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 1(4): 1-51. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.
  • Franck, A.R., Anderson, L.C., Burkhalter, J.R. & Dickman, S. (2016). Additions to the flora of Florida, U.S.A. (2010-2015). Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 10: 175-190.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Lee, W.T. (1996). Lineamenta Florae Koreae: 1-1688. Soul T'ukpyolsi: Ak'ademi Sojok.
  • Ohwi, J. (1984). Flora of Japan (in English): 1-1067. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
  • Zhengyi, W. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2000). Flora of China 24: 1-431. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2019). https://doi.org/10.2436/20.1502.01.2. epublication.
  • Barger, T.W. & al. (2012). New and noteworthy records for the flora of Alabama. Castanea 77: 257-269.
  • Berry, M. (2018). Adventives and aliens news 14. BSBI News 138: 46-51.
  • Espejo Serena, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1995). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 1(4): 1-51. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.
  • Franck, A.R., Anderson, L.C., Burkhalter, J.R. & Dickman, S. (2016). Additions to the flora of Florida, U.S.A. (2010-2015). Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 10: 175-190.
  • Lee, W.T. (1996). Lineamenta Florae Koreae: 1-1688. Soul T'ukpyolsi: Ak'ademi Sojok.
  • Zhengyi, W. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2000). Flora of China 24: 1-431. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Guile, D.P.M. [4124] Hong Kong K003735800 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003735827 Yes
Guile, D.P.M. [2221] Hong Kong K003735799 Yes
Westland, A.B. [57/88] Hong Kong K003735805 Yes
Guile, D.P.M. [7491] Hong Kong K003735801 Yes
K:SPC-01263.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K003735803 No
[W. M. Boget] [555] Zimbabwe K003735828 Yes
Westland, A.B. [s.n.] Hong Kong K003735804 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003735826 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Japan K003735796 Yes
Guile, D.P.M. [4492] Hong Kong K003735797 Yes
Guile, D.P.M. [3390] Hong Kong K003735798 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003735802 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003735830 Yes
K:SPC-33603.000 No
Togashi, M. [s.n.] Japan K003735795 Yes

Sources

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  • 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 Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/
  • 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
  • Kew Science Photographs

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