Metroxylon sagu

Botanical Description

Metroxylon sagu is a multi-stemmed evergreen palm tree growing from 6 - 25 metres tall. It produces a number of unbranched stems that can be 35 - 60cm in diameter, each topped by 18 - 20 leaves that are usually 5 - 7 metres long but can be more[ 312 Title Traditional Trees of Pacific Islands Publication Author Elevitch. Craig. R. (Editor) Publisher Permanent Agriculture Resources, Hawaii Year 2006 ISBN 0970254458 Description Beautifully produced book with superb photos and detailed information on over 50 species of useful plants of the Pacific Islands. , 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ]. The plant is commonly harvested from the wild for its many uses. It is also widely cultivated by local people in the Malay Archipelago, New Guinea etc for the pith of its stem which is rich in starch and is used to make sago[ 297 Title Palms of the World Publication Author Blombery. A. & Rodd. T. Publisher Angus and Robertson Year 1992 ISBN 0-207-14848-1 Description An excellent guide, well illustrated, with information on cultivation, uses, habitat etc of almost 200 species of Palms. ]. This species used to be the commercial source of sago, but its use for this has been largely superseded by the cassava plant, Mani hot esculent[ 297 Title Palms of the World Publication Author Blombery. A. & Rodd. T. Publisher Angus and Robertson Year 1992 ISBN 0-207-14848-1 Description An excellent guide, well illustrated, with information on cultivation, uses, habitat etc of almost 200 species of Palms. ].