Hornstedtia tomentosa

Botanical Description

Hornstedtia tomentosa is a robust perennial plant with a cluster of unbranched, leafy stems up to 6.5 metres tall growing from a woody, branching rhizome[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.