PACSOA - Johannesteijsmannia lanceolata

Palms

Johannesteijsmannia lanceolata

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 .

Figure 2. J. lanceolata in habitat, Malaysia.

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

Reference: Palms Throughout The World, David Jones.

Contributed by: Mike Gray (Text)
Neal Hotham (Figure 1)
Rolf Kyburz, K-Palms (Figure 2)

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Reference:	Palms Throughout The World, David Jones.

Contributed by:	Mike Gray (Text)
	Neal Hotham (Figure 1)
	Rolf Kyburz, K-Palms (Figure 2)