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Useful Tropical Plants

Hornstedtia tomentosa

(Blume) Bakh.f.

Zingiberaceae

+ Synonyms

Alpinia tomentosa (Blume) D.Dietr.

Amomum platyandrum Gagnep.

Cardamomum binnendijkii Kuntze

Cardamomum tomentosum (Blume) Kuntze

Donacodes tomentosa Blume

Donacodes villosa Teijsm. & Binn.

Elettaria tomentosa (Blume) Miq.

Hornstedtia villosa (Teijsm. & Binn.) Valeton

Common Name:

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General Information

Hornstedtia tomentosa is a robust perennial plant with a cluster of unbranched, leafy stems up to 6.5 metres tall growing from a woody, branching rhizome[
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The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References


Range

Southeast Asia - Malaysia (Sarawak), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java)

Habitat

Lowland rainforest[
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Properties

Edibility Rating *  *
HabitPerennial
Height5.00 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

Seed clusters are eaten raw or candied[
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Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -
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