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Hornstedtia scottiana (Hornstedtia scottiana)

Description

Hornstedtia scottiana, common known as Scott's ginger, jiddo, or native cardamom, is a very large ginger native to Queensland, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia. Its fruits are eaten by the cassowary. It is also a food plant for the larval stages of the Banded Demon Butterfly.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Zingiberales

            • Family: Zingiberaceae

              • Genus: Hornstedtia