This species has an underground stem and narrow, lance-shaped leaves that can grow up to 3.5 m long and only 30 cm wide.The underside of the leaves is covered with small brown scales. The "Slender Joey" is the rarest of the four Johannesteijsmannia species.It is known only from a small, extremely restricted habitat in the Sungei Lallang basin on the Malay Peninsula and is easily distinguished from the other species in the genus by its narrower, folded leaves.In cultivation, the "Slender Joey" requires filtered light, a humid to warm climate, and well-drained soil.
This species has an underground stem and narrow, lance-shaped leaves that can grow up to 3.5 m long and only 30 cm wide.The underside of the leaves is covered with small brown scales. The "Slender Joey" is the rarest of the four Johannesteijsmannia species.It is known only from a small, extremely restricted habitat in the Sungei Lallang basin on the Malay Peninsula and is easily distinguished from the other species in the genus by its narrower, folded leaves.In cultivation, the "Slender Joey" requires filtered light, a humid to warm climate, and well-drained soil.