Johannesteijsmannia lanceolata

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Figure 2. J. lanceolata in habitat, Malaysia.

Common Names:

Slender Joey

Distribution & Habitat:

Found in rainforest in only two places on the Malaysian peninsula.

Description:

This species has a creeping subterranean trunk, and narrow lance shaped leaves, to 3.5m long, and 300mm wide. The underside of the leaves is covered in a small brown scales.

General:

Not nearly as common in cultivation as J. altifrons, or J. magnifica

Culture:

As for J. magnifica.

Reference:

Palms Throughout The World, David Jones.

Figure 1. J. lanceolata in habitat, peninsula Malaya.

Contributed by:

Mike Gray (Text)
Neal Hotham (Figure 1)
Rolf Kyburz, (Figure 2)

External Links:

Kew, PalmWeb, eMonocot, JSTOR, Trebrown

Google, GoogleImages, Flickr, PalmTalk