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''Areca'' is a genus of 51 species of palms in the family
/ref> The generic name ''Areca'' is derived from a name used locally on the Malabar Coast of India.
The best-known member of the genus is '' A. catechu'', the areca nut palm. Several species of areca nuts, known for their bitter and tangy taste, raw or dried, are routinely used for chewing, especially in combination with the leaves of
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Arecaceae
The Arecaceae is a family of perennial flowering plants in the monocot order Arecales. Their growth form can be climbers, shrubs, tree-like and stemless plants, all commonly known as palms. Those having a tree-like form are called palm trees ...
, found in humid tropical forests from the islands of the Philippines, Malaysia and India, across Southeast Asia to Melanesia.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families/ref> The generic name ''Areca'' is derived from a name used locally on the Malabar Coast of India.
Usage
The best-known member of the genus is '' A. catechu'', the areca nut palm. Several species of areca nuts, known for their bitter and tangy taste, raw or dried, are routinely used for chewing, especially in combination with the leaves of betel
The betel (''Piper betle'') is a vine of the family Piperaceae, which includes pepper and kava. The betel plant is native to Southeast Asia. It is an evergreen, dioecious perennial, with glossy heart-shaped leaves and white catkins. Betel plan ...
and dried leaves of tobacco. Areca nut is also popularly referred to as betel nut because of its usage for chewing with betel
The betel (''Piper betle'') is a vine of the family Piperaceae, which includes pepper and kava. The betel plant is native to Southeast Asia. It is an evergreen, dioecious perennial, with glossy heart-shaped leaves and white catkins. Betel plan ...
leaves. In Assam, areca nut is also known as ''tamul'' in the local dialect.
Species
(51 species) *'' Areca abdulrahmanii'' J.Dransf. *'' Areca ahmadii'' J.Dransf. *''Areca andersonii
''Areca andersonii'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is a tree endemic to Borneo. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a na ...
'' J.Dransf.
*'' Areca gandamatu'' Sultan Mardan Plantation
*'' Areca arundinacea'' Becc.
*'' Areca brachypoda'' J.Dransf.
*'' Areca caliso'' Becc.
Odoardo Beccari (16 November 1843 – 25 October 1920) was an Italian botanist famous for his discoveries in Indonesia, particularly New Guinea, and Australia. He has been called the greatest botanist to ever study Malesia. His author abbrevi ...
*'' Areca camarinensis'' Becc.
*'' Areca catechu'' L.
*'' Areca celebica'' Burret
*'' Areca chaiana'' J.Dransf.
*'' Areca concinna'' Thwaites
*'' Areca congesta'' Becc.
*'' Areca costulata'' Becc.
Odoardo Beccari (16 November 1843 – 25 October 1920) was an Italian botanist famous for his discoveries in Indonesia, particularly New Guinea, and Australia. He has been called the greatest botanist to ever study Malesia. His author abbrevi ...
*''Areca dayung
''Areca'' is a genus of 51 species of Arecaceae, palms in the family (biology), family Arecaceae, found in humid tropical forests from the islands of the Philippines, Malaysia and India, across Southeast Asia to Melanesia. The generic name ''Are ...
'' J.Dransf.
*'' Areca furcata'' Becc.
*'' Areca glandiformis'' Lam.
*''Areca guppyana
''Areca novohibernica'' is a plant species native to the Solomon Islands and the Bismarck Archipelago in the Pacific Ocean east of New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; id, Papua, or , historically ) is the world's second-l ...
'' Becc.
*''Areca gurita
''Areca'' is a genus of 51 species of palms in the family Arecaceae, found in humid tropical forests from the islands of the Philippines, Malaysia and India, across Southeast Asia to Melanesia. The generic name ''Areca'' is derived from a name u ...
'' Heatubun
*''Areca hutchinsoniana
''Areca hutchinsoniana'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is found only on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( f ...
'' Becc.
Odoardo Beccari (16 November 1843 – 25 October 1920) was an Italian botanist famous for his discoveries in Indonesia, particularly New Guinea, and Australia. He has been called the greatest botanist to ever study Malesia. His author abbrevi ...
*''Areca insignis
''Areca'' is a genus of 51 species of palms in the family Arecaceae, found in humid tropical forests from the islands of the Philippines, Malaysia and India, across Southeast Asia to Melanesia. The generic name ''Areca'' is derived from a name u ...
'' (Becc.) J.Dransf.
*'' Areca ipot'' Becc.
*''Areca jobiensis
''Areca'' is a genus of 51 species of palms in the family Arecaceae, found in humid tropical forests from the islands of the Philippines, Malaysia and India, across Southeast Asia to Melanesia. The generic name ''Areca'' is derived from a name u ...
'' Becc.
*''Areca jugahpunya
''Areca'' is a genus of 51 species of palms in the family Arecaceae, found in humid tropical forests from the islands of the Philippines, Malaysia and India, across Southeast Asia to Melanesia. The generic name ''Areca'' is derived from a name u ...
'' J.Dransf.
*''Areca kinabaluensis
''Areca'' is a genus of 51 species of palms in the family Arecaceae, found in humid tropical forests from the islands of the Philippines, Malaysia and India, across Southeast Asia to Melanesia. The generic name ''Areca'' is derived from a name u ...
'' Furtado Furtado is a surname of panish languageorigin common in Portugal and Brazil. It may refer to:
*Caetano Xavier Furtado (1897–1980), Goan born botanist
*Celso Furtado (1920–2004), influential Brazilian economist
*Franklim Furtado (born 1987), B ...
*'' Areca klingkangensis'' J.Dransf.
*''Areca laosensis
''Areca'' is a genus of 51 species of palms in the family Arecaceae, found in humid tropical forests from the islands of the Philippines, Malaysia and India, across Southeast Asia to Melanesia. The generic name ''Areca'' is derived from a name u ...
'' Becc.
*''Areca ledermanniana
''Areca'' is a genus of 51 species of Arecaceae, palms in the family (biology), family Arecaceae, found in humid tropical forests from the islands of the Philippines, Malaysia and India, across Southeast Asia to Melanesia. The generic name ''Are ...
'' Becc.
*''Areca macrocalyx
''Areca'' is a genus of 51 species of palms in the family Arecaceae, found in humid tropical forests from the islands of the Philippines, Malaysia and India, across Southeast Asia to Melanesia. The generic name ''Areca'' is derived from a name u ...
'' Zipp. ''ex'' Blume
*''Areca macrocarpa
''Areca catechu'' is a species of palm which grows in much of the tropical Pacific, Asia, and parts of east Africa. The palm is believed to have originated in the Philippines, but is widespread in cultivation and is considered naturalized in sou ...
'' Becc.
*''Areca minuta
''Areca'' is a genus of 51 species of palms in the family Arecaceae, found in humid tropical forests from the islands of the Philippines, Malaysia and India, across Southeast Asia to Melanesia. The generic name ''Areca'' is derived from a name ...
'' Scheff.
*'' Areca montana'' Ridl.
*''Areca multifida
''Areca'' is a genus of 51 species of palms in the family Arecaceae, found in humid tropical forests from the islands of the Philippines, Malaysia and India, across Southeast Asia to Melanesia. The generic name ''Areca'' is derived from a name u ...
'' Burret
*''Areca nannospadix
''Areca'' is a genus of 51 species of palms in the family Arecaceae, found in humid tropical forests from the islands of the Philippines, Malaysia and India, across Southeast Asia to Melanesia. The generic name ''Areca'' is derived from a name u ...
'' Burret
*'' Areca nigasolu'' Becc.
*''Areca novohibernica
''Areca novohibernica'' is a plant species native to the Solomon Islands and the Bismarck Archipelago in the Pacific Ocean east of New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu
Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a ...
'' (Lauterb.) Becc.
*''Areca oxycarpa
''Areca'' is a genus of 51 species of palms in the family Arecaceae, found in humid tropical forests from the islands of the Philippines, Malaysia and India, across Southeast Asia to Melanesia. The generic name ''Areca'' is derived from a name ...
'' Miq.
*''Areca parens
''Areca parens'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is found only on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. It is threatened by habitat loss and listed on the IUCN Red List as Vulnerable species, Vulnerable.
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'' Becc.
*''Areca rechingeriana
''Areca'' is a genus of 51 species of palms in the family Arecaceae, found in humid tropical forests from the islands of the Philippines, Malaysia and India, across Southeast Asia to Melanesia. The generic name ''Areca'' is derived from a name u ...
'' Becc.
*''Areca rheophytica
''Areca'' is a genus of 51 species of palms in the family Arecaceae, found in humid tropical forests from the islands of the Philippines, Malaysia and India, across Southeast Asia to Melanesia. The generic name ''Areca'' is derived from a name u ...
'' J.Dransf.
*''Areca ridleyana
''Areca'' is a genus of 51 species of palms in the family Arecaceae, found in humid tropical forests from the islands of the Philippines, Malaysia and India, across Southeast Asia to Melanesia. The generic name ''Areca'' is derived from a name u ...
'' Becc. ''ex'' Furtado
*'' Areca rostrata'' Burret
*''Areca salomonensis
''Areca'' is a genus of 51 species of palms in the family Arecaceae, found in humid tropical forests from the islands of the Philippines, Malaysia and India, across Southeast Asia to Melanesia. The generic name ''Areca'' is derived from a name ...
'' Burret
*'' Areca subacaulis'' (Becc.) J.Dransf.
*''Areca torulo
''Areca'' is a genus of 51 species of palms in the family Arecaceae, found in humid tropical forests from the islands of the Philippines, Malaysia and India, across Southeast Asia to Melanesia. The generic name ''Areca'' is derived from a name u ...
'' Becc.
*'' Areca triandra'' Roxb. ''ex'' Buch.-Ham.
*''Areca tunku
''Areca'' is a genus of 51 species of palms in the family Arecaceae, found in humid tropical forests from the islands of the Philippines, Malaysia and India, across Southeast Asia to Melanesia. The generic name ''Areca'' is derived from a name u ...
'' J.Dransf. & C.K.Lim
*''Areca vestiaria
''Areca vestiaria'' (pinang yaki or pinang merah) is a species of palm native to the rainforests of eastern Indonesia especially North Sulawesi. Its morphology is more diverse than other species of palms, and in particular the color of its upper ...
'' Giseke
*'' Areca vidaliana'' Becc.
*''Areca warburgiana
''Areca'' is a genus of 51 species of palms in the family Arecaceae, found in humid tropical forests from the islands of the Philippines, Malaysia and India, across Southeast Asia to Melanesia. The generic name ''Areca'' is derived from a name u ...
'' Becc.
*''Areca whitfordii
''Areca whitfordii'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is found only in the Philippines. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which ...
'' Becc.
Areca vestiaria
''Areca vestiaria'' (pinang yaki or pinang merah) is a species of palm native to the rainforests of eastern Indonesia especially North Sulawesi. Its morphology is more diverse than other species of palms, and in particular the color of its upper ...
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See also
*'' Dypsis lutescens'', a plant also sometimes referred to as "Areca palm"References
Arecaceae genera Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Areceae-stub