Editing Aspidistra (section)

==Distribution and ecology==

[[File:20120224-164210-Aspidistra-flower.jpg|thumb|Aspidistra flower]]
Species of ''Aspidistra'' are part of the ground flora, growing in forests and under shrubs, in areas of high rainfall,{{sfn|ps=|Brown|2013}} from eastern [[India]], [[Indochina]] and [[China]] through to [[Japan]].<ref name="WCSP_275633">{{Citation |chapter=''Aspidistra''|title=World Checklist of Selected Plant Families |publisher=[[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew]] |chapter-url=http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=275633 |accessdate=16 July 2013}}</ref> The largest number of species are found in [[Guangxi]] Province, China, with Vietnam occupying second place. Few species have a broad distribution, with many being endemic to China or Vietnam.{{sfn|ps=|Constantine|2008}}

It has long been said that [[slug]]s and [[snail]]s [[Pollination|pollinate]] ''Aspidistra'' flowers.{{sfn|ps=|Brown|2013}} This has been described as a "myth".{{sfn|ps=|Constantine|2008}} [[Amphipod]]s, small terrestrial [[crustaceans]], are responsible for pollinating ''A.&nbsp;elatior'' in Japan. Amphipods have also been shown to pollinate species of ''Aspidistra'' introduced to Australia. [[Springtail]]s and [[fungus gnat]]s have also been suggested as pollinators.{{sfn|ps=|Constantine|2008}} The newly described Vietnamese species ''A. phanluongii'' is probably pollinated by flies of the genus ''[[Megaselia]]''.<ref name=VislKuznSoko13/>