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Species of the genus are primarily distinguished using flower morphology, which is enormously diverse. However, the pollination process has not been directly observed in the center of diversity of the genus (N Vietnam and S China). Indirect and partly direct data on the only widely cultivated species of the genus (<jats:italic>A. elatior<\/jats:italic>) placed it among angiosperms with the most unusual pollination biology, though these data are highly controversial, suggesting pollen transfer by mollusks, crustaceans, flies, or possibly tiny soil invertebrates such as collembolans.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\u2022 <jats:italic>Methods:<\/jats:italic> Pollination of <jats:italic>Aspidistra xuansonensis<\/jats:italic> in the center of diversity of the genus was studied using visual observations and videos and light and scanning electron microscopy investigation of flowers and their pollinators. 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