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Metroxylon sagu

Sago palm
Sago palms with characteristic terminal inflorescence/infructescence (West Seram, Maluku, Indonesia)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Metroxylon
Species:
M. sagu
Binomial name
Metroxylon sagu
Synonyms[2]
  • Metroxylon hermaphroditum Hassk.
  • Metroxylon inerme (Roxb.) Mart.
  • Metroxylon laeve (Giseke) Mart.
  • Metroxylon longispinum (Giseke) Mart.
  • Metroxylon micracanthum Mart.
  • Metroxylon oxybracteatum Warb. ex K.Schum. & Lauterb.
  • Metroxylon rumphii (Willd.) Mart.
  • Metroxylon squarrosum Becc.
  • Metroxylon sylvestre (Giseke) Mart.
  • Sagus americana Poir.
  • Sagus genuina Giseke
  • Sagus inermis Roxb.
  • Sagus koenigii Griff.
  • Sagus laevis Jack
  • Sagus longispina (Giseke) Blume
  • Sagus micracantha (Mart.) Blume
  • Sagus rumphii Willd.
  • Sagus sagu (Rottb.) H.Karst.
  • Sagus spinosa Roxb.
  • Sagus sylvestris (Giseke) Blume

Metroxylon sagu, the true sago palm, is a species of palm in the genus Metroxylon, native to tropical southeastern Asia. The tree is a major source of sago starch.

  1. ^ Rahman, W.; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) (2021). "Metroxylon sagu". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T155290240A155290242. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T155290240A155290242.en. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Metroxylon sagu Rottb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 February 2023.

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