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Areca catechu
Also called Betel Nut Palm, Indian Nut, Pinang Palm, Areca Palm, Areca Nut, Areca Nut Palm, Betelnut
In Singapore: Dwarf Betel Nut Palm, Betel Nut Palm, Pinang, Betel Palm, Areca, Areca-nut, Pinang Siri, 槟榔, White Betel Nut Palm (Grown in Singapore)
Areca catechu is a slender, medium-sized palm, native to the Philippines and widely grown across tropical Asia for its seeds (areca nuts), which are chewed with betel leaf and slaked lime. It is a plantation palm of hot, humid climates that needs room to grow.
Areca catechu is a species of palm native to the Philippines. It was later introduced to much of tropical South and Southeast Asia, South-central China and Taiwan, West Africa and Madagascar, some of the Pacific Islands, and the West Indies. It is widely cultivated for its seeds, which are used in along with betel leaves and slaked lime for chewing.
Areca catechu is native to the Philippines. It has since been introduced South and Southeast Asia, South-central China and Taiwan, Western Africa, some of the Pacific Islands, and in the West Indies.
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Areca catechu by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
