Aspidistra chishuiensis

A little-known Aspidistra described from the Chishui area of northern Guizhou, a region of humid red-sandstone gorges with subtropical evergreen forest. Like its relatives it is a slow, rhizomatous forest-floor herb that wants deep shade, steady moisture and a distinctly cool, fairly dry winter.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Deep shadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Only known from the Chishui region; conditions here are inferred from the measured site climate and from the genus, whose species grow in shaded, humus-rich soil under evergreen broadleaf forest, often in moist ravines.

The single climate site sits near 1,000 m; no GBIF records carry an elevation, and the Chishui gorges span roughly 300–1,500 m.

China South-Central (northern Guizhou)

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.