Areca catechu
COMMON NAME | Betel palm, betel
nut palm, Indian nut, Pinang palm and catechu |
TYPE | Palm |
FAMILY | Arecaceae |
NOTES | A handsome
single-stemmed, tropical palm with broad, glossy green, feather-shaped leaves
that protrude from a green crownshaft and has a narrow, upright habit. Areca
catechu is grown for the important seed crop, the Betel nut. The nut itself
is brown, oval and flattened at one end. |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | Tropical Pacific, Asia, and parts of
east Africa. |
NATIVE HABITAT | An understorey plant
of tropical, high rainfall forests |
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