Metroxylon sagu, the true sago palm, is a species of palm in the genus Metroxylon, native to tropical southeastern Asia. The tree is a major source of sago starch.

Cycas revoluta, the Japanese sago palm plant, is one of the most distinctive and regal of exotic plants. Resembling a short, squat palm, it has a rough-textured trunk topped by a big shuttlecock of ...