Metroxylon sagu
Sago Palm
Also known as: Metroxylon hermaphroditum Hassk. +18 more
- 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 sago K.D.Koenig
- Metroxylon sagu f. longispinum (Giseke) Rauwerd.
- Metroxylon sagu f. micracanthum (Mart.) Rauwerd.
- Metroxylon sagu f. tuberatum Rauwerd.
- Metroxylon squarrosum Becc.
- Metroxylon sylvestre (Giseke) Mart.
- Sagus americana Poir.
- Sagus genuina Giseke
- Sagus genuina subsp. laevis Giseke
- Sagus genuina subsp. longispina Giseke
- Sagus genuina subsp. sylvestris Giseke
- Sagus inermis Roxb.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Arecaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Metroxylon sagu (commonly known as Sago Palm) is a palm tree belonging to the Arecaceae family. Originating in Tropical Asia, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Palm
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Malesia, Papuasia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Maluku, New Guinea
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Borneo, Jawa, Malaya, Santa Cruz Is., Solomon Is., Sumatera, Thailand