Aspidistra tonkinensis

Common name: Cast Iron Plant

Family: Asparagaceae

Synonym(s): <i>Colania tonkinensis</i> Gagnep.

Country of Origin: S. China to N. Vietnam

Description:

Uses:

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USDA Zone:

Source: Rob Nicholson (Wellesley) ex NYBG ex Dylan Hannon (Huntington)

Provenance:

HBG# 108816
Collected by Dylan Hannon, Ron Kaufmann, Alan Galloway.  Sept 10, 2009.

“10Sep09 Site 2 Vietnam:  SW of Hanoi, on forest floor. 173m. Grown until 10/14 as A. sp. "maculata"
ID as A. fungilliformis ssp. formosa by D. Hannon. Voucher made. 
Grown until 1/20 as A. f. ssp. formosa, a syn.”

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Classification:

• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Class: Liliopsida
• SubClass: monocots
• Order: Asparagales
• SubOrder:
• Family: Asparagaceae
• SubFamily: Nolinoideae
• Tribe: Convallarieae
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References:

1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Wednesday, 09 October, 2019.
2. WCSP (2019). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Wednesday, 09 October, 2019.
3. Angiosperm Phylogeny Website at MoBot. Last accessed on Tuesday, 03 December, 2019.

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