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Aspidistra
Aspidistra is a genus of plants of the family Liliaceae or Convallariaceae[?], originating from China.
- A. elatior (aspidistra, iron plant, barroom plant, cast-iron plant) is a tough ornamental plant with leathery dark green leaves, growing up to 1 m. The plant was once so popular in British homes that George Orwell satirized it in his novel Keep the Aspidistra Flying (1930).
- A. caespitosa
- A. lurida
- A. minutiflora (Chinese Ribbon Plant)
- A. typica
- A. linearifolia
- A. lurida
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