''Oncosperma'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

in the family

Arecaceae The Arecaceae is a family of perennial flowering plants in the monocot order Arecales. Their growth form can be climbers, shrubs, tree-like and stemless plants, all commonly known as palms. Those having a tree-like form are called palm trees ...

. It contains the following species, native to

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and

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

:Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref>Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. * ''

Oncosperma fasciculatum ''Oncosperma fasciculatum'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is found only in Sri Lanka. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by whic ...

'' Thwaites - Sri Lanka * '' Oncosperma gracilipes''

Becc. Odoardo Beccari (16 November 1843 – 25 October 1920) was an Italian botanist famous for his discoveries in Indonesia, particularly New Guinea, and Australia. He has been called the greatest botanist to ever study Malesia. His author abbrevi ...

- Philippines * '' Oncosperma horridum'' (Griff.) Scheff - Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Borneo, Sulawesi, Sumatra * '' Oncosperma platyphyllum'' Becc. - Philippines * ''

Oncosperma tigillarium ''Oncosperma tigillarium'' is an Asian species of palm tree in the family Arecaceae. Description ''Oncosperma tigillarium'' grows to 12m (possibly up to 30m) in height in dense thickets of up to 50 palm trees. The trunks of the palms are cover ...

'' (Jack) Ridl. - Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra

References

Arecaceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Areceae-stub