Palms   Johannesteijsmannia perakensis

Synonymy: Unknown 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 1. J. perakensis in habitat, near Ipoh.

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)

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