Hornstedtia mollis (PROSEA)
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Hornstedtia mollis Valeton
- Family: Zingiberaceae
Vernacular names
- Indonesia: pining rajang, pining totot (Sundanese).
Distribution
Indonesia (Java, Sumatra).
Uses
Seed clusters are eaten raw or candied.
Observations
- Robust perennial herb, up to 4 m tall.
- Leaves lanceolate, 32-63 cm × 7-15 cm.
- Fruit berry-like, ellipsoidal, 3 cm × 1.5 cm.
- Seeds broadly ovoid, ca. 3 mm diameter.
In forest vegetation up to 1000 m altitude.
Selected sources
- Backer, C.A. & Bakhuizen van den Brink, R.C., 1963 1968. Flora of Java. 3 Volumes. Noordhoff, Groningen, the Netherlands.
- 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