Oncosperma Explained

Oncosperma is a genus of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It contains the following species, native to Southeast Asia and Sri Lanka:^{[1] [2]}

• Oncosperma fasciculatum Thwaites - Sri Lanka
• Oncosperma gracilipes Becc. - Philippines
• Oncosperma horridum (Griff.) Scheff - Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Sulawesi, Sumatra
• Oncosperma platyphyllum Becc. - Philippines
• Oncosperma tigillarium (Jack) Ridl. - Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=140153 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.