Aulisconema aspersa Hua, J. Bot. (Morot) 6: 471. 1892.

Rhizome terete, 3--11 mm thick. Stem arching, 10--40(--90) cm. Leaves alternate; petiole 5--12 mm; leaf blade ovate-lanceolate to ovate-elliptic, 3--9 × 1--5 cm, base usually slightly cordate to truncate, apex acuminate to attenuate-acuminate. Bracts absent. Flowers solitary or paired; pedicel 1--1.4 cm. Perianth yellowish green, ± spotted with blackish lilac, (8--)10--14 mm; tube 3--5 mm, not constricted; lobes suboblong, 7--10 × 3--4 mm. Corona lobes alternate to perianth lobes, lanceolate, 3--4 mm, membranous, apex ± 2-cleft. Anthers attached at corona lobe sinus, ca. 1 mm. Ovary ovoid-globose, 2--3 mm. Style equaling ovary. Berries blue-purple at maturity, subglobose, ca. 8 mm in diam., 2--4-seeded. Fl. May--Jun, fr. Sep--Oct. 2 n = 40*.

* Forests, shady places along valleys or streams; 700--2900 m. Guangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Yunnan.