Arecaceae FAMILY

Oncosperma horridum

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Oncosperma horridum is a slender, tall, usually clump-forming, evergreen palm with ferociously spiny, unbranched stems up to 25 metres tall and 25cm in diameter; each stem is topped by a crown of leaves that can each be up to 4 metres long. The plant usually has around 6 - 12 mature stems in the clump[ 297 Title Palms of the World Publication Author Blombery. A. & Rodd. T. Publisher Angus and Robertson Year 1992 ISBN 0-207-14848-1 Description An excellent guide, well illustrated, with information on cultivation, uses, habitat etc of almost 200 species of Palms. , 987 Title The Gardens' Bulletin Singapore Vol. 47 Part 2 Publication Author Turner I.M. Publisher Singapore Botanic Gardens; Singapore Year 1995 ISBN 0374-7859 Description A botanical journal, this edition contains a catalogue of the vascular plants of Malaya. , 1968 Title Palms of Southern Asia Publication Author Henderson A. Publisher Princeton University Press, New York Year 2009 ISBN 978-0-691-13449-9 Description An excellent concise guide ]. The plant is particularly valued in its native range for its edible, apical bud which is gathered from the wild. The tree also provides a useful timber.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheastern Asia - Malaysia to Sumatra, Borneo and the Philippines.

HabitatValleys or hill slopes in rainforests at elevations up to 1,500 metres with their crowns sometimes reaching up to the canopy of the rainforest[ 297 Title Palms of the World Publication Author Blombery. A. & Rodd. T. Publisher Angus and Robertson Year 1992 ISBN 0-207-14848-1 Description An excellent guide, well illustrated, with information on cultivation, uses, habitat etc of almost 200 species of Palms. ].