Zingiberaceae FAMILY
Hornstedtia rumphii
Hornstedtia rumphii
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Hornstedtia rumphii is a robust perennial plant producing a cluster of unbranched, leafy stems up to 5 metres tall. The stems grow from a woody, branched 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.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Indonesia (Kalimantan, Moluccas)
HabitatLowland forests, growing on heavy moist soils, usually in dense groups[ 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. ].