Zingiberaceae FAMILY
Hornstedtia pininga
Hornstedtia pininga
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Hornstedtia pininga is a perennial plant producing a cluster of unbranched leafy stems up to 3 metres tall. The stems are produced from a woody, branched rhizome that is supported above soil level by means of stilt roots that can be 30 - 200 cm long. The plant sometimes climbs up trees[ 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.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia (Sarawak), Indonesia.
HabitatForests, at elevations from 700 - 1,500 metres[ 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. ].