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Value rumbia
Language:
Malay
Parameter:
sago palm, Metroxylon sagus or M. rumphii. The pith of the palm is the sago of commerce which is not much liked by Malays as a foodstuff ... but its leaves make an excellent roofing thatch, considered superior to the usual thatch [ae52953e625b3feb7ba6a7ecd3b5e0f1]
References
Wilkinson 1959
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