Dwarf Sago Palm
A tropical plant. It is very hardy. It can resist frost. It suits hardiness zones 9-12. Coffs Harbour. In XTBG Yunnan.
Also known as:
Feng wei jiao ye, Fossil Cycad, Japanese Fern Palm, Japanese sago cycad, Japanese sago palm, Japan-mondaing, Madanagameswari, Penawar jambe, Sikas pakis lasa, Sikas sagu, Sotetsu, Sotichi, Zavitolistni sagovec
Edible Portion
- Seeds, Stem, Starch, Caution
Where does Dwarf Sago Palm grow?
Found in: Africa, Antigua and Barbuda, Asia, Australia, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, China, East Africa, Guam, Hawaii, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Marquesas, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Pacific, Pakistan, SE Asia, Slovenia, United States, Vietnam
Notes: There are about 20-40 Cycas species. Chemical composition (fresh seeds): ca. 0.0164% to 0.220% of combined CH20. After being crushed and dried in the sun, the seeds contained 0.250 to 0.327% of total CH2O of which more than 96% was free. Air-dried starch content was analysed at 44.5%, with 9.15% crude protein. A toxic glucoside, cycasin, has been isolated from the seed kernels.
Growing Dwarf Sago Palm
Cultivation: Plants can be grown from seed. They can also be grown from suckers at the base.
Edible Uses: The trunk is chopped in small sections and dried and leached. It is fermented. The seeds are crushed, washed, cooked and eaten. They are also dried and ground into a powder then mixed with rice and fermented into a miso. The root tubers contain starch. CAUTION: A toxic glucoside, cycasin, has been isolated from the seed kernels. This is toxic and causes cancer.
Production: It is slow growing and long lived. Composition of the trunk/stem is higher in male plants than in female plants, but varies in both according to season. Starch content in the male plant was observed to range (calculated to dry substance from 27% in October, to 61% in June, averaging 50% over the year. Female plant trunk/stems average 26% annually. In the female plant, trunk/stem starch content is affected by seed production.
Nutrition Info
per 100g edible portion| Edible Part | Energy (kcal) | Protein (g) | Iron (mg) | Vitamin A (ug) | Vitamin c (mg) | Zinc (mg) | % Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dwarf Sago Palm Photos
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