| 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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Hornstedtia scyphifera (J.Koenig) Steud. | |
| Synonyms | |
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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 drops approximately meter-long prop roots to the ground as the plant lengthens.
Three varieties are recognized: H. s. var. scyphifera, H. s. var. fusiformis, and H. s. var. grandis.
References
- ^ "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 (an excellent photograph). ISBN 0-8109-1551-0.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Hornstedtia scyphifera | |
| Amomum scyphiferum | |
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