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Johannesteijsmannia lanceolata
In Singapore: Slender Joey, Narrow-leaved Umbrella Palm (Cultivated in Singapore)
A small, stemless understory palm from Peninsular Malaysia with long, narrow glossy leaves, grown as a shade-loving foliage plant in warm, humid conditions. Keep it out of hot direct sun and keep the soil evenly moist but never soggy.
Johannesteijsmannia lanceolata, commonly known as the slender joey or the narrow-leafed umbrella palm, is a species of palm in the family Arecaceae. It was first described 1972 by John Dransfield. The slender joey is endemic to Malaysia, where it is referred to by the local Orang Asli communities as chica.
The slender joey is endemic to Malaysia. It is found in the states of Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, and Selangor. It has an extremely limited distribution, being restricted to the Sungei Lalang watershed in the Malay Peninsula.
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Johannesteijsmannia lanceolata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
