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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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    Metroxylon vitiense (vitiense - originating in Fiji, also known as the Fiji sago palm) is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae, endemic...
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  • Gelidiaceae (agar) Metroxylon amicarum Metroxylon bougainvillense Metroxylon sagu (sago palm) Metroxylon solomonense Metroxylon vitiense Metroxylon warburgii Myristica...
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    Metroxylon warburgii commonly called the natangura palm, is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. The specific epithet is in honor of Otto...
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    Metroxylon amicarum (amicarium Latin – 'of friends' also known as the Caroline ivory-nut palm) is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae...
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  • Metroxylon paulcoxii is a species of palm endemic to Samoa. It is reported there from the islands of 'Upolu and Savai'i. The species is named in honor...
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    especially coconut, sugar palm (Arenga pinnata) and sago palm (Metroxylon rumphii or Metroxylon sagu). Janur is used as a tool by tribes in Indonesia as part...
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  • Sago is a starch extracted from the stems of metroxylon sagu palms. Sago may also refer to: Metroxylon sagu, or sago palm, a palm from which sago is...
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    areca palm (Areca catechu), Linospadix spp., Arenga spp., sago palms (Metroxylon sagu), and buri palms (Corypha spp.), among others. In Central and South...
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    coconut (Cocos nucifera), Areca catechu, species of the genus Phoenix, and Metroxylon sagu. Two species are invasive pests outside their native ranges, Rhynchophorus...
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    Latania—Latan palm Licuala Livistona—Cabbage palm Mauritia—Moriche palm Metroxylon—Sago palm Nypa—Nipa palm Parajubaea—Bolivian coconut palms Phoenix—Date...
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     farinifera Binomial name Raphia farinifera (Gaertn.) Hyl. Synonyms List Metroxylon ruffia (Jacq.) Spreng. Raphia kirkii Engl. ex Becc. Raphia kirkii var...
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    a major pest in palm plantations, mainly in Cocos nucifera, Metroxylon sagu and Metroxylon solomonense. In fact the adults lay eggs in wounds in the stems...
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    could also become a replacement crop for the threatened Fiji sago palm (Metroxylon vitiense). During the colonization of the Americas, the Spanish cut down...
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    plantations, particularly damaging young palms, mainly Cocos nucifera, Metroxylon sagu, Raphia species, Elaeis guineensis and Phoenix dactylifera. The life...
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    Laccosperma Raphia Lepidocaryum Mauritia Mauritiella Calameae Korthalsia Eleiodoxa Salacca Metroxylon Pigafetta Plectocomia Myrialepis Plectocomiopsis Calamus...
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    Kuroda K, Ozawa T, Ueno T (April 2001). "Characterization of sago palm (Metroxylon sagu) lignin by analytical pyrolysis". J Agric Food Chem. 49 (4): 1840–7...
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    Borneo; monotypic genus Salacca – Malesia, Indochina Subtribe Metroxylinae Metroxylon – New Guinea, Melanesia Subtribe Pigafettinae Pigafetta – Sulawesi, Moluccas...
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    2015. Schuiling, D.L. (2009) Growth and development of true sago palm (Metroxylon sagu Rottbøll) with special reference to accumulation of starch in the...
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    rivers, and seas. The Asmat mainly subsist on starch from the sago palm (Metroxylon sagu), supplemented by grubs of the sago beetle (Rhynchophorus bilineatus)...
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    Pittosporum, Grevillea, Spathodea campanulata (African tulip-tree), and Metroxylon sagu (sago palm). In Melanesia coconuts are very important food sources...
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    Syzygium jambos Myrtaceae Rubber Hevea brasiliensis Euphorbiaceae Sago palm Metroxylon sagu Arecaceae Saren Wurfbainia villosa Zingiberaceae Sesame Sesamum indicum...
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  • the family Myrtaceae, endemic to Western Australia Metroxylon sylvestre, a synonym for Metroxylon sagu, a species of palm native to tropical southeastern...
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    Laccosperma Raphia Lepidocaryum Mauritia Mauritiella Calameae Korthalsia Eleiodoxa Salacca Metroxylon Pigafetta Plectocomia Myrialepis Plectocomiopsis Calamus...
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    Washing the pith of sago palm (Metroxylon sagu); Simeulue...
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    bending. Calamoideae includes tree palms such as Raffia (raphia) and Metroxylon (sago palm) and shrub palms such as Salacca (salak) (Uhl & Dransfield...
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    Laccosperma Raphia Lepidocaryum Mauritia Mauritiella Calameae Korthalsia Eleiodoxa Salacca Metroxylon Pigafetta Plectocomia Myrialepis Plectocomiopsis Calamus...
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    15 in by 2.24 in. Up to 10.9 cm by 8 cm by 5.7 cm. Caroline Ivory Palm Metroxylon amicarum Palm family (Arecaceae or Palmae) 4.5 inch sphere 11 cm sphere...
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