ONCOSPERMA FILAMENTOSA 
(/) COSPERM.i — ' “tumour” and “seed"; FILA.MEMOSA alluding to 
the narroiv leaflets. 
Malay name: Nibong 
Conn try of origin: Malaysia 
A very tall, rather slender-stemmed palm 
growing in clumps, the stems armed with for- 
midable black spines. The leaves are pinnate with 
the pinnae hanging down on either side of the 
midrib in a graceful fashion. The palm grows 
wild on the sea coast, in the drier parts of man- 
arove forest and is very valuable because of its 
hard elastic durable wood which is used for 
making fishing stakes, floors and rafters for houses, 
walking sticks, etc. 
Propagation: by suckers. The seeds are 
said to be very difficult to 
germinate 
A. fruits 
B. a single fruit 
C. a seed. 
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