Fiji Sago Palm (Metroxylon vitiense)
Metroxylon vitiense is a critically endangered Fijian sago palm. This large, solitary, monocarpic palm flowers once then dies. Starch was food; leaves used for thatch.
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Flowering & Fruiting Cycles
Monthly activity intensity for bloom and fruit across both hemispheres.
Northern hemisphere
Flowering & fruiting calendar
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Southern hemisphere
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Synonyms
Calamus kentiiformis Linden
Coelococcus vitiensis H.Wendl.
Sagus vitiensis (H.Wendl.) H.Wendl.
Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classLiliopsida
- orderArecales
- familyArecaceae
- genusMetroxylon
- speciesMetroxylon vitiense