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A pair of potted aspidistra elatiors Flower. 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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Aspidistra letreae (Vietnamese: Tỏi đá lê trễ) is a species of flowering plant that belonging to the genus Aspidistra a species endemic to Vietnam and first seen in Vinh Linh, Quang Tri. This species is named for the teacher, Dr. Le Thi Tre from Hue University , who is also the teacher of the third author, Le Anh Tuan.
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Its lamina is linear, measuring between 60 and 80 centimetres (24 and 31 in) by 2.5 to 3.5 centimetres (0.98 to 1.38 in), and basally gradually tapers towards the petiole. [ 1 ] Flowers are found solitary, with a decumbent peduncle , 5 to 7 centimetres (2.0 to 2.8 in) in size, showing two bracts halfway and one at its base.
Aspidistra yingjiangensis is a species of Aspidistra that is found in India. [1] The plant's leaves are green with pale yellow spots that are narrowly oblanceolate and it has two or three bracts . The flowers are individual or paired.