Hornstedtia rumphii (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Hornstedtia rumphii Valeton

Family: Zingiberaceae

Vernacular names

• Indonesia: galoba jantung, anipan (Moluccas), assem putjuk (Kalimantan).

Distribution

Indonesia (Moluccas, Kalimantan).

Uses

Seed clusters are eaten raw or candied.

Observations

• Robust perennial rhizomatous herb, up to 5 m tall.
• Leaves linear-oblong, 70 cm × 10 cm.
• Fruit berry-like, oblongoid, hairy.

In lowland forests on heavy moist soils, usually in dense groups.

Selected sources

• Heyne, K., 1927. De nuttige planten van Nederlandsch Indië [The useful plants of the Dutch East Indies]. 2nd ed. 3 Volumes. Departement van Landbouw, Nijverheid en Handel in Nederlandsch Indië. 1953 pp.

• Valeton, Th., 1921. Hornstedtia Retz. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique, Buitenzorg, Série 3, Vol. 3: 150-179.

Authors

P.C.M. Jansen, J. Jukema, L.P.A. Oyen, T.G. van Lingen