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'''''Arenga microcarpa,''''' also known '''aren sagu''', is a perennial densely clumping palm found in |
'''''Arenga microcarpa,''''' also known '''aren sagu''' or '''Sagu Baruk''', is a perennial densely clumping palm found in open lowland areas in northern [[Australia]], [[Papua New Guinea]] and [[Indonesia]].<ref name=TAD>{{cite journal|url=/proxy/https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jsta/66/1/66_12/_pdf|title=Growth characteristics and starch productivity of 'sagu baruk'(Arenga microcarpa Becc.) on Sangihe Island, North Sulawesi, Indonesia|first1=Yoshinori|last1=Yamamoto|first2=Ayumi|last2=Oshi |journal=Tropical Agriculture Development|volume=6|number=1|page=12-22|year=2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Herbaria |first=jurisdiction:Australian Government Departmental Consortium;corporateName:Council of Heads of Australasian |title=Partners |url=/proxy/https://avh.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?taxa=Arenga%20microcarpa#tab_mapView |access-date=2024-04-16 |website=avh.ala.org.au |language=en-AU}}</ref> |
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It has dark glossy green leaves with silvery undersides. and grows up around 7m in height. It has purple flowers and small red fruit.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Australia |first=Atlas of Living |title=Species: ''Arenga microcarpa'' (''Arenga'') |url=/proxy/https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2910063 |access-date=2024-04-16 |website=bie.ala.org.au |language=en-AU}}</ref> |
It has dark glossy green leaves with silvery undersides. and grows up around 7m in height. It has purple flowers and small red fruit.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Australia |first=Atlas of Living |title=Species: ''Arenga microcarpa'' (''Arenga'') |url=/proxy/https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2910063 |access-date=2024-04-16 |website=bie.ala.org.au |language=en-AU}}</ref> |
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The Sagu Baruk palm is cultivated on the Talaud and Sangihe Islands for extraction of starch from the pith.<ref name=TAD/> It is reported that Sagu flour is the primary food source for 88% of the Sangihe Island population.<ref>{{cite journal|url=/proxy/https://www.textroad.com/pdf/JAFT/J.%20Agric.%20Food.%20Tech.,%202(1)%207-15,%202012.pdf|journal=Journal of Agriculture and Food Technology|first1=|last1=Marianus |first2=Sumeru|last2=Ashari|volume=2|number=1|page=7-15|year=2015|title=The Potential of Sagu Baruk Palm (Arenga microcarpha) as conservation plant}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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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
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Binomial name | |
Arenga microcarpa Becc.
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Arenga microcarpa, also known aren sagu or Sagu Baruk, is a perennial densely clumping palm found in open lowland areas in northern Australia, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.[1][2]
It has dark glossy green leaves with silvery undersides. and grows up around 7m in height. It has purple flowers and small red fruit.[3]
The Sagu Baruk palm is cultivated on the Talaud and Sangihe Islands for extraction of starch from the pith.[1] It is reported that Sagu flour is the primary food source for 88% of the Sangihe Island population.[4]
References
- ^ 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.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Australia, Atlas of Living. "Species: Arenga microcarpa (Arenga)". bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 2024-04-16.
- ^ 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.