Johannesteijsmannia
Johannesteijsmannia | |
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Johannesteijsmannia altifrons. Photo:Tropenmuseum, Amsterdam | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
(unranked): | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Subfamily: | Coryphoideae |
Tribe: | Corypheae |
Genus: | Johannesteijsmannia J.Dransf. |
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Johannesteijsmannia is a genus of four species of palms found in tropical rainforests of southern Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.[1] 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.
Species include:[2]
- Johannesteijsmannia altifrons (Rchb.f. & Zoll.) H.E.Moore - southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra
- Johannesteijsmannia lanceolata J.Dransf. - Selangor
- Johannesteijsmannia magnifica J.Dransf. - Selangor
- Johannesteijsmannia perakensis J.Dransf. - Perak, Kedah
References
- 1 2 "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families". Retrieved 16 May 2014.
- ↑ The Plant List, retrieved 3 November 2015
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