Hornstedtia scyphifera
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| Hornstedtia scyphifera | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Zingiberaceae |
| Genus: | Hornstedtia |
| Species: | H. scyphifera |
| Binomial name | |
| Hornstedtia scyphifera (J.Koenig) Steud. | |
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Hornstedtia 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.[2][1][3]
Three varieties are accepted:[1]
- H. s. var. scyphifera
- H. s. var. fusiformis
- H. s. var. grandis
