Areca

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Areca

Areca is a genus

Genus

A genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The taxonomic ranks are domain , kingdom , phylum, class , order , family , genus, and species....
of about 50 species of single-stemmed palm

Arecaceae

Palm or Palmae or Panamea , the palm family, is a family of flowering plants belonging to the Monocotyledon order, Arecales. There are roughly 202 currently known Genus with around 2600 species, most of which are restricted to tropics, subtropics, and warm temperate climates....
s in the family

Family (biology)

In biological classification, family is a taxonomic rank. Exact details of formal nomenclature depend on the Nomenclature Codes which applies....
Arecaceae

Arecaceae

Malaysia

Malaysia is a federation that consists of States of Malaysia in Southeast Asia with a total landmass of . The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government....
to the Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands

For the group of islands rather than the nation, see Solomon Islands .The Solomon Islands is a country in Melanesia, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands....
.

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, are routinely used for chewing, especially in combination with the leaves of Betel

Betel

The Betel is the leaf of a vine belonging to the Piperaceae family, which includes Black pepper and Kava. It is valued both as a mild stimulant and for its medicinal properties....
, tobacco

Tobacco

Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the fresh leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. It can be consumed, used as an organic pesticide, and in the form of nicotine tartrate it is used in some medicines....
and Calcium hydroxide

Calcium hydroxide

Calcium hydroxide, traditionally called slaked lime, hydrated lime, or pickling lime, is a chemical compound with the chemical formula Calcium2....
(lime

Lime (mineral)

Lime is a general term for calcium-containing inorganic materials, in which carbonates, oxides and hydroxides predominate. Strictly speaking, lime is calcium oxide or calcium hydroxide....
). This practice is popular among elderly people in southeastern Asia, and it is allegedly one of the causes of oral cancer

Oral cancer

Oral cancer is any cancerous tissue growth located in the mouth. It may arise as a primary lesion originating in any of the oral tissues, by metastasis from a distant site of origin, or by extension from a neighboring anatomic structure, such as the nasal cavity or the maxillary sinus....
in the region.

The areca nut tree belongs to the same family as the oil palm

Oil palm

The oil palms comprise two species of the Arecaceae, or palm family. They are used in commercial agriculture in the production of palm oil. The African Oil Palm Elaeis guineensis is native to west Africa, occurring between Angola and Gambia, while the American Oil Palm Elaeis oleifera is native to tropical Central America and South A...
and talipot palm

Talipot palm

Corypha umbraculifera is a species of Arecaceae, native to southern India and Sri Lanka.It is one of the largest palms in the world; individual specimens have reached heights of up to 25 m, with stems up to 1.3 m in diameter....
, but its straight and slender appearance is quite different.

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Areca is a genus

Genus

Arecaceae

Family (biology)

In biological classification, family is a taxonomic rank. Exact details of formal nomenclature depend on the Nomenclature Codes which applies....
Arecaceae

Arecaceae

Malaysia

Solomon Islands

Betel

The Betel is the leaf of a vine belonging to the Piperaceae family, which includes Black pepper and Kava. It is valued both as a mild stimulant and for its medicinal properties....
, tobacco

Tobacco

Calcium hydroxide

Calcium hydroxide, traditionally called slaked lime, hydrated lime, or pickling lime, is a chemical compound with the chemical formula Calcium2....
(lime

Lime (mineral)

Oral cancer

Oil palm

Talipot palm

Species

Areca abdulrahmanii J.Dransf. (1980).
Areca ahmadii J.Dransf. (1984).
Areca andersonii
Areca andersonii

Areca andersonii is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia.It is threatened by habitat loss....
J.Dransf. (1984).
Areca arundinacea Becc. (1877).
Areca brachypoda J.Dransf. (1984).
Areca caliso Becc. (1919).
Areca camarinensis Becc. (1919).
Areca catechu
Areca catechu

Areca catechu is the areca palm or areca nut palm, , a species of Arecaceae which grows in much of the tropical Pacific, Asia, and parts of east Africa....
L. (1753) : Betel Palm
Areca celebica Burret (1933).
Areca chaiana
Areca chaiana

Areca chaiana is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia.It is threatened by habitat loss....
J.Dransf. (1984).
Areca concinna
Areca concinna

Areca concinna is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.It is found only in Sri Lanka.It is threatened by habitat loss....
Thwaites (1864).
Areca congesta Becc. (1923).
Areca costulata Becc. (1919).
Areca dayung J.Dransf. (1980).
Areca furcata Becc. (1877).
Areca glandiformis
Areca glandiformis

Areca glandiformis is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.It is found only in the Maluku Islands, Indonesia.It is threatened by habitat loss....
Lam. (1783).
Areca guppyana
Areca guppyana

Areca guppyana is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.It is found only in Solomon Islands.It is threatened by habitat loss....
Becc. (1914).
Areca hutchinsoniana
Areca hutchinsoniana

Areca hutchinsoniana is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.It is found only in the Philippines....
Becc. (1919).
Areca insignis (Becc.) J.Dransf. (1984).

Areca insignis var. insignis
Areca insignis var. moorei (J.Dransf.) J.Dransf. (1984)

Areca ipot
Areca ipot

Areca ipot, the Ipot Palm, is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.It is endemic species to the Philippines.It is threatened by habitat loss....
Becc. (1909).
Areca jobiensis Becc. (1877).
Areca jugahpunya J.Dransf. (1984).
Areca kinabaluensis Furtado (1933).
Areca klingkangensis J.Dransf. (1984).
Areca laosensis Becc. (1910).
Areca ledermanniana Becc. (1923).
Areca macrocalyx Zipp. ex Blume (1839).
Areca macrocarpa
Areca macrocarpa

Areca macrocarpa is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.It is found in the Philippines.It is threatened by habitat loss....
Becc. (1909).
Areca minuta Scheff., (1876).
Areca montana Ridl., (1907).
Areca multifida Burret (1936).
Areca nannospadix Burret (1931).
Areca nigasolu Becc. (1914).
Areca novohibernica (Lauterb.) Becc. (1914).
Areca oxycarpa Miq. (1868).
Areca parens
Areca parens

Areca parens is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.It is found only in the Philippines.It is threatened by habitat loss and listed on the IUCN Red List as Vulnerable....
Becc. (1919).
Areca rechingeriana Becc. (1910).
Areca rheophytica J.Dransf. (1984).
Areca ridleyana Becc. ex Furtado (1933).
Areca rostrata Burret (1935).
Areca salomonensis Burret (1936).
Areca subacaulis (Becc.) J.Dransf. (1984).
Areca torulo Becc. (1914).
Areca triandra
Areca triandra

Areca triandra is a Arecaceae native to India and Malaysia which is often used as ornamental plant.External links* photos...
Roxb. ex Buch.-Ham. (1826).
Areca tunku J.Dransf. & C.K.Lim (1992).
Areca vestiaria Giseke (1792).
Areca vidaliana Becc. (1907).
Areca warburgiana Becc. (1914).
Areca whitfordii
Areca whitfordii

Areca whitfordii is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.It is found only in the Philippines.It is threatened by habitat loss....
Becc. (1907).