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Metroxylon is a genus of monoecious flowering plants in the Arecaceae (palm) family, and commonly called the sago palms consisting of seven species. They are native to Western …

(M. sagu) is a pinnate-leaved palm occurring in the hot humid tropics of South-East Asia and Oceania. The scientific name is derived from metra, meaning pith or parenchyma, and xylon, …

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.

At present, interest on Metroxylon as a starch-producing crop is focused on M. sogu which grows in swampy areas usu-ally unsuitable for plantations of other crops. So far, two international …

Based on this, we regard M. sagu as a single variable species and treat all infraspecific taxa as synonyms. The true sago palm, M. sagu, is fundamentally important to livelihoods in New …

Because M. sagu grows so well in poor soils, it is an ideal food tree to cultivate on degraded lands. Their deep root systems aid in soil rehabilitation and erosion prevention.

In the event of crop failure brought on by disease or climatic change, M. sagu is a promising crop to supplement other starch-producing crops because of its adaptability, minimal maintenance …

M. sagu is a staple food crop in the Sepik and Gulf provinces of lowland Papua New Guinea, where most of the sago grows in wild, uncultivated stands.

Jan 1, 1997 · This is one of more than 20 crop monographs on neglected and underutilized crops that has been produced through a BMZ, Germany funded and IPGRI coordinated project. For …