Hornstedtia scyphifera
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Zingiberales |
| Family: | Zingiberaceae |
| Genus: | Hornstedtia |
| Species: | H. scyphifera
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| 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
References
- ^ a b c "Hornstedtia scyphifera (J.Koenig) Steud". Plants of the World Online.
- ^ Cranbrook, Earl of (1988). Key Environments - Malaysia. Elmsford, N.Y.: Pergamon Press. p. 65.
- ^ Sandved, Kjell; Emsley, Michael (1979). Rain Forests and Cloud Forests. New York: Harry N. Abrams Inc. p. 75. ISBN 0-8109-1551-0.