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 5 to 6 mm in diameter. Its leaves are 1 to 1.5 cm apart, its strong petiole measuring about 25 to 30 cm; the lamina is ovate and asymmetrical, measuring about 30 by, its base being cuneate, each side of which carries between 30 and 40 veins.

Its decumbent peduncle measures 2 to 3 cm long, with 2 scales along its axis and 2 scales embracing the flower; its perigone is ovoid, measuring 12 by, possessing no lobes. It counts with 6 stamens, while its anthers measure 3 by long; the pistil is mushroom-shaped, while the ovar is indistinct. Its style measures 2 mm and the hemispherical stigma is 6 mm wide and high.