You are here
Classification
Oncosperma tigillarium (Jack) Ridl.
Nomenclature
-
Genus: Oncosperma
Species:
Oncosperma tigillarium (Jack) Ridl.
Usage:
accepted
Vernacular names:
Vernacular name remarks:
Lao cha-on (หลาวชะโอน), Cha-on (ชะโอน), Lao cha-on thung (หลาวชะโอนทุ่ง) (Peninsular); Ni-bong (นิบง) (Malay-Pattani)
SUMMARY
Clustering palm with numerous stems per clump. Individual stems up to 20(–25) m tall, 10–15 cm diam. Leaves 10–20 in crown; leaf sheaths forming a 60–70 cm long crownshaft, greenish tinged to cream coloured, sparsely covered with up to 10 cm long spines; petiole 10–30 cm long; blade 2–3 m long; pinnae 55–70 per side, neatly penduolous from the base, longest ones on the mid portion 50–60 cm long. Inflorescence with 15–20 cm long peduncle; rachillae 35–50, almost equal in length, 40–60 cm long. Fruits globose, 1–1.2 cm diam., black at maturity.