Hornstedtia scyphifera
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Summary
Source: WikipediaHornstedtia scyphifera, commonly called walking ginger, is a flowering plant in the ginger family Zingiberaceae. It is native to the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Sumatra, and Java. Its growth form is like a tiny banyan, growing horizontally as it grows prop roots approximately 1 m (3 ft 3 in) long down to the ground as the plant lengthens. Three varieties are accepted: H. s. var. scyphifera H. s. var. fusiformis H. s. var. grandis
Description
A ginger family herb or shrub found in tropical regions, producing sweet-sour fruits and white shoots.
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Edible Uses
The white shoots are cooked as a vegetable for flavour, and the sweet-sour fruits are eaten and sold.
Traditional Uses
The fruit have a sweet sour taste. The white shoots are cooked as a vegetable for flavour.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, SE Asia,
Other Information
The fruit are sold.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Senggang, Teladan becuk
References (3)
- Hoare, A., 2003, Food use of the Lundayeh SW Sabah. Borneo Research Council.
- MacKinnon, K., 1981, The Ecology of Kalimantan. p 714
- Siong, K. H., 2003, Indigenous Fruits of Sarawak. Forest Department Sarawak. p 165
