Johannesteijsmannia altifrons (Rchb.F. & Zoll.) H.E.Moore

Species

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Characteristics

A solitary palm. The stem is underground. The leaves are simple and diamond shaped. They reach 6 m tall. The leaf stalk is 2.5 m long. It has short thorns. The leaf blade is 3.5 m long by 1.8 m wide. The fruit is fleshy and a flattened round shape. They are 4-5 cm across. The seed is 2.5 cm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Mature height (meter) 2.0 - 3.0
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in moist to wet well drained slopes between 600-800 m above sea level.
Light 1-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-10

Usage

The endosperm of the seeds is eaten.
Uses material medicinal
Edible seeds
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Leaf

Johannesteijsmannia altifrons leaf picture by Adeline Lee (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Johannesteijsmannia altifrons world distribution map, present in Thailand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:667632-1
WFO ID wfo-0000220130
COL ID 3QPZD
BDTFX ID -
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Teysmannia altifrons Johannesteijsmannia altifrons