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Metroxylon sagu (Sago Palm)
Metroxylon sagu (Sago Palm)

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. The true sago palm is a suckering (Multiple-stemmed) palm, each stem only flowering once with large upright inflorescences.

Before flowering, a stem bears about 20 pinnate leaves up to 33 ft long. Each leaf has about 150 – 180 leaflets. Flower pairs are spirally arranged on the third-order branches. The fruit is drupe-like, covered in scales that turn from bright green to straw-colored upon ripening.

Source: Wikipedia.

iNaturalist Photo Accredited:
2 photos – isidoreajar
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/134317501
smathichong
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/201767711

Sago Palm isidoreajar
Sago Palm isidoreajar 2
Sago Palm smathichong
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