Plant Details

Accepted name:: Aspidistra elatior Blume [Asparagaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies:: 2

Aspidistra elatior subsp. cephalostigma N.Tanaka

Aspidistra elatior subsp. elatior

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
barroom plant	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
cast-iron plant	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
iron plant	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
蜘蛛抱蛋	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Aspidistra elatior Bl.	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Aspidistra elatior Blume	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)

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