Hornstedtia paludosa

Botanical Description

Hornstedtia paludosa is a robust perennial plant producing a cluster of leafy, unbranched stems up to 3 metres tall. The stems grow from woody, branching rhizomes that are held above the soil level by means of short stilt-roots[ 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.