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Sago Palm

Sago palm is a common name for several plants which are used to produce a starchy food known as sago. Sago palms may be "true palms" in the family Arecaceae, or cycads with a palm-like appearance. Sago produced from cycads must be detoxified before consumption. Plants called sago palm include:Metroxylon, a genus in the palm family (Arecaceae) native to Southeast AsiaCycads:Cycas revoluta,, native to Japan and widely cultivated as an ornamental plant and popular houseplant Cycas rumphii,, native to southeast Asia Cycas circinalis,, native to India

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Taxonomy

Scientific: Cycas revoluta
Family: Cycadaceae
Genus: Cycas
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Cycadales
Habit: shrub

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