Pining ranjang
Hornstedtia pininga

Family: Zingiberaceae

What it is like

A ginger family herb that keeps growing from year to year. It grows 3 m tall. It has a rhizome that grows above ground. It has stilt roots. It can be 30-200 cm long. It can climb trees. The leaves are sword shaped and 44-75 cm long by 7-14 cm wide. The fruit is like a flattened berry. It is white.

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

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in forests between 700-1,500 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 fruit clusters are eaten raw or candied.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Alpinia pininga (Blume) D. Dietr.; Cardamomum pininga (Blume) Kuntze; Donacodes pininga Blume; Elettaria pininga (Blume) Miq.; and some others