Teysmannia

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Teysmannia (named for J. E. Teysmann). Palmaceae. Low unarmed palm, grown in the warmhouse: caudex underground: lvs. erect, elongate-rhomboid obtuse, base acute, margin laciniate, divisions 2-cleft: spadix rather short, branches divided at base, reflexed above; spathes papery-leathery: fls. hermaphrodite, minute; calyx cup-shaped, 3-toothed; petals thick; stamens 6; ovary of 3 carpels, rarely 1 or 2, free or slightly coherent: fr. globose or depressed-globose, 1-celled, 1-seeded. One species, Sumatra. T. altifrons, Reichb. f. & Zoll. Lvs. 6-7 x 1 1/2 ft., folded; petioles carinate dorsally, obsoletely concave in front, the angles rounded and uncinate-prickly: spathes sheathing the tomentose peduncle: fr. as large as an apple. Sumatra. CH


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