kingdom: Plantae >
subkingdom: Pteridobiotina Britton & Brown >
phylum: Tracheophyta >
class: Liliopsida >
order: Asparagales >
family: Asparagaceae >
genus: Aspidistra Ker Gawl. >
species: Aspidistra elatior Blume >
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