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.

[2][1][3] Three varieties are recognized: H. s. var.

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