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Arecaceae

Wanga palm

Pigafetta filaris (Giseke) Becc.

Family
Arecaceae
Genus
Pigafetta

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Wanga palm: White wanga ( Pigafetta filaris ); habits. Waigeo, Raja Ampat, West Papua , Indonesia .
Photo: Wibowo Djatmiko, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)
Chinese
马来刺葵, 马来金刺椰
English
Wanga palm
Indonesian
Sagu hutan, Sagu lelaki, Sagu rotan

Synonyms

  • Calamus kunzeanus Becc.
  • Metroxylon filare (Giseke) Mart.
  • Metroxylon microcarpum Kunth
  • Metroxylon microspermum Kunth
  • Pigafetta filifera Merr.
  • Pigafetta papuana Becc.
  • Sagus filaris Giseke
  • Sagus microcarpa Zipp. ex Hall
  • Sagus microsperma Zipp. ex Hall

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.