Oncosperma Tigillarium

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Oncosperma tigilarium is a species of palm tree in the family Arecaceae. It is sparsely distributed along the inland fringes of mangrove forest and other low, wet, swampy vegetation.

Oncosperma tigilarium is an indigenous tree of Indochina and Southeast Asia which grows well in lowlands, usually in coastal forests with brackish water with an elevation of 0-50m above sea level. The trunks of these palms are often used as poles and floors by coastal communities because of their strength and durability in brackish and sea waters.

Oncosperma tigilarium grows to 40 feet in height. Its trunk is slender, up to 15 centimeters in diameter, ringed with old leaf scars, with up to 50, densely armed with scattered, slender black spines that are about 5 to 10 centimeters long; crown shaft are conspicuous and armed with slender, black spines. Fronds are feather-shaped, ascending to spreading, pendulous, elegantly-arched, armed, and dark to bright green.

Its flowers are arranged in groups of 3 (2 male flowers to 1 female flower). Its fruits are globose, 1 centimeter in diameter, mildly-depressed, purple to black and single-seeded.
Oncosperma Tigillarium