Johannesteijsmannia perakensis

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Figure 1. J. perakensis in habitat, near Ipoh.

Common Names:

Joey on a Stick.

Habitat:

Central Malaysian rainforest. Only known from the Ipoh area.

Description:

This is the only species of Joey to develop a trunk, and it gets to about 4m high. The leaves are very similar to those of J. altifrons, but are more widely spread.

General:

Rarely seen in cultivation.

Culture:

As for J. magnifica.

Figure 2. J. perakensis

Figure 3. Looking into the leaves.

Figure 4. Phillip Arrowsmith with a J. perakensis.

Contributed by:

Mike Gray (Figure 1,2,3&4)

External Links:

Kew, PalmWeb, eMonocot, JSTOR, Trebrown

Google, GoogleImages, Flickr, PalmTalk