''Areca triandra'', the wild areca palm, is a

palm Palm most commonly refers to: * Palm of the hand, the central region of the front of the hand * Palm plants, of family Arecaceae **List of Arecaceae genera * Several other plants known as "palm" Palm or Palms may also refer to: Music * Palm (ba ...

which is often used as

ornamental plant Ornamental plants or garden plants are plants that are primarily grown for their beauty but also for qualities such as scent or how they shape physical space. Many flowering plants and garden varieties tend to be specially bred cultivars that i ...

. It is native to India, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. It is also reportedly naturalized in Panama and in southern China.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families,''Areca triandra''
/ref> As a wild plant, it commonly occurs in littoral forest in Southeast Asia.

Ethnobotany

A name for this palm is ''sla: préi'' in Khmer. In Cambodia, the nut may be chewed 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 ...

in a quid, while the timber is used for temporary constructions, such as huts.

References

triandra Flora of tropical Asia Plants described in 1826 {{Areceae-stub