Johannesteijsmannia

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Johannesteijsmannia

Genus of palms

Johannesteijsmannia is a genus of four species of palms found in tropical rainforests of the Malay Peninsula, Borneo and northern Sumatra.[2] They are fan palms, usually growing without a trunk. The genus was named in honor of Johannes Elias Teijsmann, a Dutch botanist who was director of the Bogor Botanical Gardens from 1830 to 1869.

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Johannesteijsmannia altifrons
Johannesteijsmannia magnifica

Species

Species include:[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families". Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  2. [2]
    Dransfield, John (1972). "The genus Johannesteijsmannia H.E. Moore Jr". The Gardens' Bulletin, Singapore. [ser.4]:v.26: 63–83 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. [3]
    The Plant List, retrieved 3 November 2015


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