Hornstedtia havilandii

Hornstedtia havilandii, also known as panyun (in Iban) or telidus (in Sabah), is a species of flowering plant, a perennial tropical forest herb in the ginger family, that is endemic to Borneo.

[1] The species grows as a clump of leafy shoots forming pseudostems to 3–4 m in height from branching rhizomes.

The inflorescence, 20–40 cm tall, rises directly from the rhizome.

The rectangular, edible fruits, 3 x 1.5 cm, ripen cream to yellow, containing many small black seeds in a translucent whitish aril.

[1] The species is found in the lowland and mixed dipterocarp forest, as well as riparian forest, at elevations of up to 1,000 m.[1] The species is rarely cultivated.