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]
| Arenga microcarpa | |
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| Arenga microcarpa, GrooteEylandt, NT Herbarium | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Arenga |
| Species: | A. microcarpa
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| 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]
References
edit- ^ a b Ellison, Don; Ellison, Anthony (2001). Cultivated Palms of the World. UNSW Press. p. 28. ISBN 9780868406114.
- ^ a b Yamamoto, Yoshinori; Oshi, Ayumi (2022). "Growth characteristics and starch productivity of 'sagu baruk'(Arenga microcarpa Becc.) on Sangihe Island, North Sulawesi, Indonesia". Tropical Agriculture Development. 6 (1): 12-22.
- ^ Herbaria, jurisdiction:Australian Government Departmental Consortium;corporateName:Council of Heads of Australasian. "Partners". avh.ala.org.au. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Marianus; Ashari, Sumeru (2015). "The Potential of Sagu Baruk Palm (Arenga microcarpha) as conservation plant" (PDF). Journal of Agriculture and Food Technology. 2 (1): 7-15.