Pining kisi
Hornstedtia minor

Family: Zingiberaceae

What it is like

A robust ginger family herb that keeps growing from year to year. It grows 3 m tall. It has a short underground stem or rhizome. The leaves are sword shaped and 12-60 cm long by 5-10 cm wide. The fruit spike is spindle shaped and 8-13 cm long. The fruit are oval and like a berry. They are 4 cm long and 1 cm wide. The seeds are prism shaped and 2 mm long.

There are about 60 Hornstedtia species. They occur in tropical Asia.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in forests up to 1,000 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Indonesia (country/location of origin), Malaysia (country/location of origin), SE Asia

How it is used for food

The seeds clusters are eaten raw or candied.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

It can be grown by sections of the rhizome.

Its other names

Local names

Pining landuk, Pining lanang

Synonyms

Alpinia minor (Blume) D. Dietr.; Amomum minus (Blume) K. Schum.; Amomum ophiuchus Ridl.; Amomum valetonii Gagnep.; Donacodes minor (Blume) Teijsm. & Binn.; Elettaria minor Blume; Geanthus minor Reinw. ex Blume [Invalid]; Hornstedtia ophiuchus (Ridl.) Ridl.;