Aspidistra subrotata
A comparatively widespread Indochinese cast-iron plant, recorded across Vietnam and Thailand at mid elevations of roughly 600-1300 m. It wants deep shade, mild temperatures with cool winter nights, and a drier winter, much like other submontane Aspidistra.
Where it grows wild
A terrestrial rhizomatous herb of shaded evergreen and mixed forest floors in hill country; genus habit suggests humus-rich soil, often among limestone rocks.
Records with elevations span 740-1300 m (median 850 m); climate sites run from about 560 to 1250 m.
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