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Aspidistra

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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a small genus of the lily order (Liliaceae), native of the Himalayas, China and Japan. Aspidistra lurida is a favourite pot-plant, bearing large green or white-striped leaves on an underground stem, and small dark purplish, cup-shaped flowers close to the ground.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Aspidistra'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​a/aspidistra.html. 1910.
 
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