Areca catechu L.

 
  • Family : ARECACEAE
  • Family (As per The Plant List) : Arecaceae
  • Subfamily : ARECOIDEAE
  • Species : Areca catechu
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Areca catechu L.
  • Common name : Beetle-nut Palm, Areca-nut Palm
  • Vernacular name : Puga (San.); Supari (Hin.); Adike mara (Kan.)
  • Habit : Palm
  • Native : Tropical Asia
  • Comments : Widely cultivated in moist localities. Edible nuts and tree is of commerce.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Cultivated
  • Floras referred : Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2011 - Palms of Karnataka; Manjunath et al., 2003 - Davanagere; Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara

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