Hornstedtia minor (Blume) K.Schum.

Species

Angiosperms > Zingiberales > Zingiberaceae > Hornstedtia

Characteristics

A robust ginger family herb that keeps growing from year to year. It grows 3 m tall. It has a short underground stem or rhizome. The leaves are sword shaped and 12-60 cm long by 5-10 cm wide. The fruit spike is spindle shaped and 8-13 cm long. The fruit are oval and like a berry. They are 4 cm long and 1 cm wide. The seeds are prism shaped and 2 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 3.0
Root system rhizome
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Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in forests up to 1,000 m above sea level.
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Forests, at elevations up to 1,000 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

The seeds clusters are eaten raw or candied.
Uses food
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

It can be grown by sections of the rhizome.
Mode seedlings
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Germination luminosity -
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Productivity -

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0000442982
COL ID 3MQ27
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Alpinia minor Amomum minus Hornstedtia ophiuchus Amomum ophiuchus Elettaria minor Hornstedtia minor Geanthus minor