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Hornstedtia scyphifera
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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. Three varieties are accepted: H. s. var. scyphifera H. s. var. fusiformis H. s. var. grandis...read more on Wikipedia.
3 Hornstedtia scyphifera varieties found:
Climate
What environment does Hornstedtia scyphifera prefer?
| Place | Rain (24h) | Sun | Humidity Hum. | Wind | |
| Loading... | 0.8in | 918umol | 64% | 4mph | |
| Loading... | 1.2in | 12umol | 84% | 9mph | |
| Loading... | 0in | 18umol | 81% | 11mph | |
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