Editing Metroxylon sagu

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[[File:Metroxylon_sagu.jpg|frame|Figure 1. ''M. sagu'']]
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===Common Name:===
The Common Sago Palm<br/>

===General:===
This species is thought to have originated in Papua New Guinea where,
without doubt, it is one of the most commonly seen palms. It has however
spread from there to many regions in south east Asia because of its
tremendous usefulness. In the Sepik area particularly the palm is the
provider of the staple food. A trunk of a suckering palm is felled just
before the appearance of its terminal inflorescence. Its carbohydrate content
is then at its highest level in order to produce seeds. The marrow of the
stem is laboriously chopped out as finely as possible and its starch then
washed out and separated from the cellulose. This gooey substance is cooked
in a similar way to a pancake and eaten perhaps with freshly caught fish.
The leaves of this palm are commonly used for thatching which, I am told,
will provide at least 5 years of dry shelter. It has been said that
"...where Metroxylon sagu grows, nobody ever goes hungry".
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[[File:Metroxylon_sagu1.jpg|frame|Figure 2. ''M. sagu'' Seram Island, Moluccas, Indonesia.]]
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===Contributed by: ===
Rolf Kyburz, (Text from '''''Palms & Cycads''''' No. 50, Jan-Mar 1996).<br/>
Rik Schuiling (Figure 1&2)<br/>


===External Links:===
[https://powo.science.kew.org/results?q=Metroxylon%20sagu Kew], 
[https://www.palmweb.org//?q=cdm_dataportal/taxon/6805eeb4-1aec-4592-82c6-afdedb80137f PalmWeb],
[https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=Metroxylon+sagu JSTOR],
[https://www.trebrown.com/plant_info.php?species=Metroxylon+sagu Trebrown]
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[https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Metroxylon+sagu%22&amp;num=10&amp;sa=Google+Search Google],
[https://images.google.com/images?q=%22Metroxylon+sagu%22&amp;hl=en&amp;btnG=Google+Search GoogleImages],
[https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Metroxylon+sagu Flickr],
[https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Metroxylon+sagu%22%20site:https://www.palmtalk.org/&amp;sa=Google+Search PalmTalk]
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