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Sago palm is a common name for several plants which are used to produce a starchy food known as
Sago palm is a common name for several plants which are used to produce a starchy food known as sago
Sago () is a starch extracted from the pith, or spongy core tissue, of various tropical palm stems, especially those of ''Metroxylon sagu''. It is a major staple food for the lowland peoples of New Guinea and the Maluku Islands, where it is c ...
. Sago palms may be "true palms" in the family Arecaceae
The Arecaceae () is a family (biology), family of perennial plant, perennial, flowering plants in the Monocotyledon, monocot order Arecales. Their growth form can be climbing palm, climbers, shrubs, tree-like and stemless plants, all commonly k ...
, or cycads with a palm-like appearance. Sago produced from cycads must be detoxified before consumption. Plants called sago palm include:
* '' Metroxylon'' (true sago palms), a genus in the palm family (Arecaceae) native to Southeast Asia
* Cycads
** '' Cycas revoluta'', (king sago palm), native to Japan and widely cultivated as an ornamental plant
** '' Cycas rumphii'', (queen sago palm), native to southeast Asia
** '' Cycas circinalis'', (queen sago palm), native to India
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