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Aspidistra elatior, the "cast-iron plant", is a popular houseplant, surviving shade, cool conditions and neglect. It is one of several species of Aspidistra that can be grown successfully outdoors in shade in temperate climates, where they will generally cope with temperatures down to −5 °C (23 °F), being killed by frosts of −5 to −10 ...
Aspidistra elatior, the cast-iron-plant [3] or bar-room plant, also known in Japanese as haran or baran (葉蘭) [4] is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to Japan and Taiwan.
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Aspidistra alata is a species of flowering plant. A. alata grows in evergreen and semideciduous forests on slopes of limestone mountains in Vietnam. Its name is derived from the Latin alatus , meaning "winged", referring to its thin keels on perigone lobes.
Aspidistra is a plant genus (from the Greek aspidion, a small round shield). Aspidistra may also refer to: Aspidistra elatior, an Aspidistra species used as a houseplant; Aspidistra (transmitter), a radio transmitter codenamed Aspidistra and used by Britain in the Second World War to beam propaganda to Germany; An Aspidistra in Babylon, novel ...
One of the defining characteristics of the order is the presence of phytomelan (phytomelanin), a black pigment present in the seed coat, creating a dark crust. Phytomelan is found in most families of the Asparagales (although not in Orchidaceae, thought to be a sister to the rest of the group). Almost all species have a tight cluster of leaves ...
This species is a perennial herb. Its rhizome is creeping, with a diameter of between 3 and 4 millimetres (0.12 and 0.16 in). Its leaves are 5 to 10 millimetres (0.20 to 0.39 in) apart, the petiole measuring about 7 centimetres (2.8 in), being gracile; the lamina is ovate and tapers towards a long tip, measuring between 13 and 15 centimetres (5.1 and 5.9 in) by 3.5 to 5 centimetres (1.4 to 2.0 ...