Johannesteijsamannia species – Plant

Description

joey palm

Global — Peninsular Malaysia, western Borneo and Sumatra (type). Thailand

PENINSULAR: Songkhla, Yala, Narathiwat. Usually gregarious on hill slopes and ridge tops in hill dipterocarp forest, to 800 m altitude, in the extreme south of Peninsular Thailand.

Description

Joey Palm Trees can grow up to 10 – 20 ft tall and 10 – 15 ft wide. A medium sized, trunkless palm with large, simple, undivided leaves that can be up to 6m in length, coming directly from an underground root-stock. These large, leathery, diamond-shaped leaves are pleated along their length, and have serrated edges.

Solitary acaulescent palm. Stem subterranean, procumbent to 15 cm diam. Leaves 20–30 in crown, large, erect; petiole up to 2.5 m long, armed with minute, up to 1 mm long spines; blade up to 3.5 m long and 1.8 m wide, with up to 20 or more folds on each side, glabrous below, with brown scales proximally on the costa. Inflorescence erect at first, eventually pendent, branched to the third order; peduncle 30–50 cm long; rachillae 20–100, 5–20 cm long, greenish with dense white tomentum. Flowers cream coloured and pointed in bud, 4–5 mm long. Fruit 4–5 cm diam., with 60–80, 0.6–0.8 cm long corky warts. (Palms of Thailand) Editing by edric.

Culture

Warm, sheltered well drained position. Surprisingly cold tolerant given their tropical origins. Very sensitive to root disturbance; be extremely careful when potting up, or planting out. They are easily killed by careless handling. Cold Hardiness Zone: 10a

Appearance: This evergreen has no trunk. Striking diamond shaped fronds emerge right from the ground. The leaves are large and can get up to 10ft long.

Flowers/Fruits: It produces creamy flowers that are followed by fruits.

Growth Rate: Slow to Moderate. Joey Palm Tree can grow up to 10 – 20 ft tall and 10 -15 ft wide. Good quality fertilizer can accelerate the growth.

Outdoor/Indoor Use: Both.

Cold Tolerance: Joey Palm Tree can tolerate cold temperatures down to 25F. The root system is very sensitive to the cold and should be protected if temperatures drop below freezing. It is great for growing in the USDA Zones 9b (25 to 30 F) to 11 (above 40 F).

Light Req: Shade to partial shade.

Water Req: Moderate.  It loves high humidity. It is very easy to overwater it so make sure to provide good drainage.

Maintenance: Easy. To prevent nutritional deficiency, apply good quality palm fertilizer that has continuous release formula twice a year during growing season.

Propagation: Propagated by seed.

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