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OverviewAI-generated
Metroxylon sagu, commonly known as the sago palm or pearl sago, is a species of plant in the family Arecaceae. It belongs to the genus Metroxylon and is classified within the order Arecales, class Liliopsida, phylum Tracheophyta, and kingdom Plantae. The species was described by Rottb. and is listed in the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
Native to Maluku and New Guinea, the plant has been introduced to Borneo, Jawa, Malaya, Santa Cruz Is., Solomon Is., Sumatera, and Thailand. Its IUCN conservation status is Least Concern, a designation recorded in 2021. Occurrence records are present in Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, and Papua New Guinea.
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Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderArecales
- FamilyArecaceae
硕莪树（学名：Metroxylon sagu）又名西谷椰子、西密棕、西米椰子，属棕榈科西谷椰属，是一种原生于东南亚马来群岛的植物，以生产西米（硕莪淀粉）而知名。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 153
- With media
- 138
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Collections
- UTEP, NY, MICH, US, A, GH
- Recorded in
- Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Papua New Guinea, United States
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Metroxylon sagu” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.