Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderArecales
FamilyArecaceae
GenusMetroxylon
Scientific name with authorshipMetroxylon sagu Rottb.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Metroxylon hermaphroditum Hassk.Metroxylon inerme (Roxb.) Mart.Metroxylon laeve (Giseke) Mart.Metroxylon longispinum (Giseke) Mart.Metroxylon micracanthum Mart.Metroxylon oxybracteatum Warb.Metroxylon oxybracteatum Warb. ex K.Schum. & Lauterb.Metroxylon rumphii (Willd.) Mart.Metroxylon sago K.D.KoenigMetroxylon sagu f. longispinum (Giseke) Rauwerd.Metroxylon sagu f. micracanthum (Mart.) Rauwerd.Metroxylon sagu f. tuberatum Rauwerd.Metroxylon squarrosum Becc.Metroxylon sylvestre (Giseke) Mart.Sagus americana Poir.Sagus genuina GisekeSagus genuina subsp. laevis GisekeSagus genuina subsp. longispina GisekeSagus genuina subsp. sylvestris GisekeSagus inermis Roxb.Sagus koenigii Griff.Sagus laevis JackSagus longispina (Giseke) BlumeSagus micracantha (Mart.) BlumeSagus rumphii Willd.Sagus sagu (Rottb.) H.Karst.Sagus spinosa Roxb.Sagus sylvestris (Giseke) Blume
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
Invertebrate food
Material
Poison reported
Social use
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier668244-1
Use codesAF EU FU HF IF MA ME PO SU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Useful Plants of New GuineaPlant Resources of South-East Asia
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.