Hornstedtia pininga (Blume) Valeton

Species

Angiosperms > Zingiberales > Zingiberaceae > Hornstedtia

Characteristics

A ginger family herb that keeps growing from year to year. It grows 3 m tall. It has a rhizome that grows above ground. It has stilt roots. It can be 30-200 cm long. It can climb trees. The leaves are sword shaped and 44-75 cm long by 7-14 cm wide. The fruit is like a flattened berry. It is white.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 2.75
Root system rhizome
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in forests between 700-1,500 m above sea level.
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Forests, at elevations from 700-1,500 metres.
Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0000443085
COL ID 3MQ2M
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Alpinia pininga Hornstedtia pininga Cardamomum pininga Geanthus piningi Elettaria pininga Donacodes pininga

Lower taxons

Hornstedtia pininga var. aurantiaca Hornstedtia pininga var. rubriflora Hornstedtia pininga var. pininga Hornstedtia pininga var. borneense