Sago palm is a common name for several plants which are used to produce a starchy food known as sago. Sago palms may be "true palms" in the family Arecaceae, or cycads with a palm-like appearance. Sago produced from cycads must be detoxified before consumption. Plants called sago palm include:
- Metroxylon sagu (true sago palm), a species in the palm family (Arecaceae) native to Southeast Asia
- Cycads
- Cycas revoluta, (king sago palm), native to Japan and widely cultivated as an ornamental plant
- Cycas rumphii, (queen sago palm), native to southeast Asia
- Cycas circinalis, (queen sago palm), native to India
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