Metroxylon
Metroxylon
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species Arecaceae
Morphological Summary
Genus of hapaxanthic palms (dying after flowering) from the tropical Pacific, famous for being the source of sago, a starch extracted from the trunk pith that has fed millions of people in Melanesia and Southeast Asia for centuries. The trunk accumulates starch for decades before flowering once.
Distribution Melanesia, Micronesia, Solomon Islands, Moluccas, Sumatra
Conservation Metroxylon sagu widely cultivated; other species locally threatened
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Metroxylon amicarum (H.Wendl.) Hook.f.
Caroline Ivory-nut Palm
Specimen ID RN-MTRX-00001
Origin Micronesia: islas Carolinas (Pohnpei, Kosrae, Chuuk)
Type Palm
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Metroxylon filare (Giseke) Mart.
Moluccan Sago Palm
Specimen ID RN-MTRX-00002
Origin Islas Molucas, Indonesia
Type Palm