- Source: Hornstedtia scyphifera
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.
