Vegetative growth of Umbrella Leaf Palm, <i>Johannesteijsmannia lanceolata</i> in Angsi Forest Reserve, Malaysia

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  • M. Z. Rozainah Institute of Biological Sciences
  • U. R. Sinniah Faculty of Agriculture

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/eco.v12i0.3190

Keywords:

Johannesteijsmannia, Growth rate, Vegetative phenology, Arecaceae

Abstract

A study of an acaulescent palm, Johannesteijsmannia  lanceolata J. Dransfield was carried out in Angsi Forest Reserve Negeri Sembilan Malaysia for a period of 19 months A total of 32 adults, 24 juveniles and 32 seedlings from 3 different plots were censused every two weeks. The results showed that the average numbers of new leaves entering the crown with in the study period (19months) were: 3.3, 2.6 and 1.3 for 2.1, 1.6 and 0.8 leaves per year for adult juvenile and seedling, respectively. From the calculation it was discovered that the time spent by each leaf in the crown before it died was 8.8 years for adult and 8.4 years for juvenile.

Key words: Johannesteijsmannia; Growth rate; Vegetative phenology; Arecaceae

doi: 10.3126/eco.v12i0.3190

Ecoprint: An International Journal of Ecology 12: 11-20, 2005

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M. Z. Rozainah, Institute of Biological Sciences

Professor, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

U. R. Sinniah, Faculty of Agriculture

Professor, Faculty of Agriculture
University Putra Malaysia,Serdang, Selangor,Malaysia

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Rozainah, M. Z., & Sinniah, U. R. (2010). Vegetative growth of Umbrella Leaf Palm, <i>Johannesteijsmannia lanceolata</i> in Angsi Forest Reserve, Malaysia. Ecoprint: An International Journal of Ecology, 12, 11–20. https://doi.org/10.3126/eco.v12i0.3190

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Vol. 12 (2005)

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