Hornstedtia scottiana
jidu [Kuku Yalanji (language)], jiddo, native cardamom at Syndicate, QLD
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| Hornstedtia scottiana | JasonPStewart | 19 Mar 2026 | |
| Hornstedtia scottiana | JasonPStewart | 19 Mar 2026 |
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_Hornstedtia scottiana_ healthy flowering tall ginger .
Healthy lowland tropical rain forest, healthy ca. 4m tall ginger, flowering well this season, foliage, some growing infructescences (fruiting struictures) not yet ripe and habit (all shown here) .
Mossman Gorge, shuttle entry road side(s) just before picnic area and turning circle .
2014 December 9th 12:59–1:17 pm .
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Location information
- Coordinates 145.331468-16.472662
- Places Syndicate, QLD
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 9 Dec 2014 12:59 PM Recorded on
- JasonPStewart Recorded by
- 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height
- 12mm to 25mm Flower size
- Yes Fruiting
- Yes Fruits growing still, ≥95% unripe
- Yes Budding
- Yes In flower
Collections
- Au rain forest and swamp forest plants, incl. phenology – JasonPStewartNMsnc2016 NatureMapr Hornstedtia scottiana Other Shrubs Plants
Species information
- Hornstedtia scottiana Scientific name
- jidu [Kuku Yalanji (language)], jiddo, native cardamom Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
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Was the plant in flower?
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