Zingiberaceae FAMILY
Hornstedtia mollis
Hornstedtia mollis
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Hornstedtia mollis is a robust perennial plant, producing a cluster of unbranched, leafy stems up to 4 metres tall from woody, branching rhizomes[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Indonesia (Sumatra, Java)
HabitatForest undergrowth at elevations up to 1,000 metres[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].