Aspidistra recondita

Aspidistra recondita is a species of flowering plant. A. recondita takes its name from the Latin reconditus, meaning "hidden", referring to its sexual organs being completely hidden inside its ovoid perigone, with a small opening. Given it was described from an A. lurida specimen, neither its distribution nor habitat are known.

Description

This species is a perennial herb. Its rhizome is creeping, and measures in diameter. Its leaves are apart, its strong petiole measuring about ; the lamina is ovate and asymmetrical, measuring about, its base being cuneate, each side of which carries between 30 and 40 veins.
Its decumbent peduncle measures long, with 2 scales along its axis and 2 scales embracing the flower; its perigone is ovoid, measuring, possessing no lobes. It counts with 6 stamens, while its anthers measure long; the pistil is mushroom-shaped, while the ovar is indistinct. Its style measures and the hemispherical stigma is wide and high.