Abstract

A historical outline of the knowledge of Aspidistra in Vietnam highlights the enormous increase of well-known species number during the past decade. An extended and comprehensive determination key for the currently known 43 Vietnamese Aspidistra species is designed to summarize the actual state of knowledge, to facilitate determination, to stimulate further field exploration and biological studies of this extraordinarily diverse genus.

中文摘要

蜘蛛抱蛋屬、天門冬科、越南植物誌、授粉。Aspidistra, Asparagaceae, Pollination, Flora of Vietnam.

Keyword: Aspidistra, Asparagaceae, Pollination, Flora of Vietnam.