Arenga microcarpa
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Arenga microcarpa, also known aren sagu or Sagu Baruk, is a perennial densely clumping palm native to the Moluccas and Papua New Guinea and cultivated in open lowland areas in northern Australia and Indonesia.[1][2][3]
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Arenga microcarpa | |
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Arenga microcarpa, GrooteEylandt, NT Herbarium | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Arecales |
Family: | Arecaceae |
Genus: | Arenga |
Species: | A. microcarpa |
Binomial name | |
Arenga microcarpa Becc. | |
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The palm grows to 7 meters. It has dark glossy green leaves with whitish undersides and small red fruit.[1]
The Sagu Baruk palm is cultivated on the Talaud and Sangihe Islands for extraction of starch from the pith.[2] It is reported that Sagu flour is the primary food source for 88% of the Sangihe Island population.[4]