Zingiberaceae FAMILY

Hornstedtia conica

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Hornstedtia conica is a slender perennial herb producing a cluster of leafy shoots up to 3.5 metres tall froom a branched rhizome that grows at or just below the surface of the ground[ 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. , 989 Title The Gardens' Bulletin, Singapore. Vol. 13 Publication Author Publisher Government Printing Office, Singapore Year 1950 ISBN Description A botanical journal, it includes a treatment of the Zingiberaceae of the Malay Peninsula. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is occasionally cultivated[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia.

HabitatLowland forests, favouring moist soils[ 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. ].