Areca catechu(ARMCA)
Overview Code created in: 2002-02-02
- EPPO Code: ARMCA
- Preferred name: Areca catechu
- Authority: Linnaeus
Malesia (Philippines). Cultivated for its nuts, which are chewed with betel (Piper betle, q.v.). Introduced in Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, China, Indochina, Malesia (in general), New Guinea
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| areca-nut palm | English |
| betel-nut palm | English |
| Betelnußpalme | German |
| Betelpalme | German |
| Katechupalme | German |
| arec cachou | French |
| aréquier | French |
| noyer d'arec | French |
| areca | Spanish |
| palmera de betel | Spanish |
| palmera de nuez de betel | Spanish |
| areca | Italian |
| avellana d'India | Italian |
| palma catechu | Italian |
| areekpalm | Dutch |
| arekanootboom | Dutch |
| arequeira | Portuguese |
| faufel | Portuguese |
| noz-betel | Portuguese |
| palmeira-areca | Portuguese |
| palmeira-betel | Portuguese |
| palmeira-de-betel | Portuguese |
| betelpalm | Swedish |
| бетелевая пальма | Russian |
| bīng láng | Chinese |
| 槟榔 | Chinese |
| pinang | Indonesian |
Kingdom
Plantae (
1PLAK )
Phylum
Magnoliophyta (
1MAGP )
Class
Angiospermae (
1ANGC )
Category
Commelinids (
1COMD )
Order
Arecales (
1AREO )
Family
Arecaceae (
1PALF )
Subfamily
Arecoideae (
1ARES )
Genus
Areca (
1ARMG )
Species
Areca catechu (
ARMCA )