Not to be confused with Dypsis lutescens or Borassus flabellifer.
Areca catechu
Betel nuts
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Monocots
Clade:
Commelinids
Order:
Arecales
Family:
Arecaceae
Genus:
Areca
Species:
A. catechu
Binomial name
Areca catechu
L.[1]
Synonyms[2]
Areca faufel Gaertn.
Areca hortensis Lour.
Areca cathechu Burm.f.
Areca catechu f. communisBecc.
Areca catechu var. albaBlume
Areca catechu var. batanensisBecc.
Areca catechu var. longicarpaBecc.
Areca catechu var. nigraGiseke
Areca catechu var. silvaticaBecc.
Areca himalayana Griff. ex H.Wendl.
Areca macrocarpa Becc.
Areca nigra Giseke ex H.Wendl.
Sublimia areca Comm. ex Mart.
Areca catechu is a species of palm which grows in much of the tropical Pacific, Asia, and parts of east Africa. The palm is native to the Philippines,[1][3][2] but is widespread in cultivation and is considered naturalized in Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea, Taiwan, Madagascar, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, southern China (Guangxi, Hainan, Yunnan), India, Nepal, Bangladesh, the Maldives, Sri Lanka, parts of the Pacific Islands, and also in the West Indies.[4][5]
Its fruits (called areca nuts or betel nuts) are chewed together with slaked lime and betel leaves for their stimulant and narcotic effects.
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Baker W, Dransfield J (2016). "Beyond Genera Palmarum: progress and prospects in palm systematics". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 182 (2). Oxford University Press: 207–233. doi:10.1111/boj.12401. ISSN 0024-4074. S2CID 88254797.
This review cites this research.
Heatubun C, Dransfield J, Flynn T, Tjitrosoedirdjo S, Mogea J, Baker W (2011). "A monograph of the betel nut palms (Areca: Arecaceae) of East Malesia". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 168 (2). Oxford University Press: 147–173. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2011.01199.x. ISSN 0024-4074. S2CID 82477722.
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Austronesian peoples. Chewing betel requires the combination of areca nut (Arecacatechu) and betel leaf (Piper betle). Both plants are native from the...
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parasympathomimetic stimulant alkaloid found in the areca nut, the fruit of the areca palm (Arecacatechu). It is an odourless oily liquid. It can bring a...
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moth. It is found in Malaysia.[citation needed] The larvae feed on Arecacatechu, Elaeis guineensis, Mangifera indica and Nephelium lappaceum. "World...
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Pangkalpinang is derived from the local words pengkal ("base") and pinang (Arecacatechu, a species of palm tree widely grown on the island of Bangka). As part...
an amphetamine) Eugeroics, e.g. modafinil Others arecoline (found in Arecacatechu) caffeine (found in Coffea spp.) nicotine (found in Nicotiana spp.)...
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