Aspidistra recondita is a species of flowering plant. A. recondita takes its name from the Latin reconditus, meaning "hidden", referring to its sexual organs being completely hidden inside its ovoid perigone, with a small opening. Given it was described from an A. lurida specimen, neither its distribution nor habitat are known.
Description
This species is a perennial herb. Its rhizome is creeping, and measures in diameter. Its leaves are apart, its strong petiole measuring about ; the lamina is ovate and asymmetrical, measuring about , its base being cuneate, each side of which carries between 30 and 40 veins.
Its decumbent peduncle measures long, with 2 scales along its axis and 2 scales embracing the flower; its perigone is ovoid, measuring , possessing no lobes. It counts with 6 stamens, while its anthers measure long; the pistil is mushroom-shaped, while the ovar is indistinct. Its style measures and the hemispherical stigma is wide and high.
References
Further reading
Tillich, H‐J. "An updated and improved determination key for Aspidistra Ker‐Gawl.(Ruscaceae, Monocotyledons)." Feddes Repertorium 119.5‐6 (2008): 449–462. Tillich, Hans-Juergen. "The genus Aspidistra Ker-Gawl.(Asparagaceae) in Vietnam." Taiwania 59.1 (2014): 1–8. Averyanov, Leonid V., and H‐J. Tillich. "Aspidistra laotica, A. multiflora, A. oviflora and A. semiaperta spp. nov.(Asparagaceae, Convallariaceae ss) from eastern Indochina." Nordic Journal of Botany (2014).