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''Areca'' is a
/ref> The generic name ''Areca'' is derived from a name used locally on the
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
File:Areca vestiaria.JPG, '' Areca vestiaria''
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of 51 species of palms in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...
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 forest
Tropical forests (a.k.a. jungle) are forested landscapes in tropical regions: ''i.e.'' land areas approximately bounded by the tropic of Cancer and Capricorn, but possibly affected by other factors such as prevailing winds.
Some tropical fore ...
s from the islands of the Philippines
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* hil, Republ ...
, Malaysia
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and India
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, across Southeast Asia
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to Melanesia
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.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families/ref> The generic name ''Areca'' is derived from a name used locally on the
Malabar Coast
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of India
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.
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 p ...
and dried leaves of tobacco
Tobacco is the common name of several plants in the genus '' Nicotiana'' of the family Solanaceae, and the general term for any product prepared from the cured leaves of these plants. More than 70 species of tobacco are known, but the ...
. 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 p ...
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
Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geographic centre of Marit ...
'' 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 abbrevia ...
*'' 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 abbrevia ...
*''Areca dayung
''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 furcata
''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 ...
'' Becc.
*'' Areca glandiformis'' Lam.
*''Areca guppyana
''Areca novohibernica'' is a plant species native to the Solomon Islands and the Bismarck Archipelago
The Bismarck Archipelago (, ) is a group of islands off the northeastern coast of New Guinea in the western Pacific Ocean and is part of th ...
'' Becc.
*'' Areca gurita'' 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 ( fi ...
'' 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 abbrevia ...
*''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 ...
'' (Becc.) J.Dransf.
*''Areca ipot
''Areca ipot'', the Ipot palm, is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is endemic to the Philippines. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process b ...
'' 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 ...
'' Becc.
*'' Areca jugahpunya'' 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 ...
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* Celso Furtado (1920–2004), influential Brazilian economist
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*'' Areca klingkangensis'' J.Dransf.
*'' Areca laosensis'' Becc.
*''Areca ledermanniana
''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 ...
'' 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'' 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 ...
'' 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
The Bismarck Archipelago (, ) is a group of islands off the northeastern coast of New Guinea in the western Pacific Ocean and is part of th ...
'' (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 ...
'' Miq.
*''Areca parens
''Areca parens'' is a species of flowering plant in the family 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 ...
'' Becc.
*'' Areca rechingeriana'' 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 ...
'' 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 ...
'' 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 ...
'' 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'' 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 ...
'' Becc.
*''Areca whitfordii
''Areca whitfordii'' is a species of flowering plant in the family 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, ...
'' Becc.
See also
*'' Dypsis lutescens'', a plant also sometimes referred to as "Areca palm"References
Arecaceae genera Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Areceae-stub