Metroxylon sagu

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.

Sago palm
Sago palms with characteristic terminal inflorescence/infructescence (West Seram, Maluku, Indonesia)
Scientific 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
  • 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
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