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