Johannesteijsmannia

Johannesteijsmannia
	Johannesteijsmannia altifrons in Sumatra (Photo:Tropenmuseum, Amsterdam)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Subfamily:	Coryphoideae
Tribe:	Trachycarpeae
Genus:	Johannesteijsmannia; J.Dransf.
Synonyms
	Teysmannia Rchb.f. & Zoll. 1858, illegitimate name not Miq. 1857;

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.

Species

Species include:^[3]

Image	Scientific name	Distribution
	Johannesteijsmannia altifrons (Rchb.f. & Zoll.) H.E.Moore	southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra
	Johannesteijsmannia lanceolata J.Dransf.	Malaysia: Selangor
	Johannesteijsmannia magnifica J.Dransf.	Malaysia: Selangor
	Johannesteijsmannia perakensis J.Dransf.	Malaysia: Perak, Kedah

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