Areca
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Areca (disambiguation).
| Areca | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Areca catechu | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Areca L. |
| Type species | |
| Areca catechu [1] L. |
|
Areca is a genus of about 50 species of palms in the family Arecaceae, found in humid tropical forests from China and India, across the Malay Archipelago, to the Solomon Islands.[1] The generic name Areca is derived from a name used locally on the Malabar Coast of India.
Contents |
Usage [edit]
The best-known member of the genus is A. catechu, the areca nut palm.[1] 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, and dried leaves of tobacco which is root cause of oral cancer being carcinogenic, and calcium hydroxide (lime). This practice is popular among aged people in southeastern Asia.
Species [edit]
- Areca abdulrahmanii J.Dransf.
- Areca ahmadii J.Dransf.
- Areca andersonii J.Dransf.
- Areca arundinacea Becc.
- Areca brachypoda J.Dransf.
- Areca caliso Becc.
- Areca camarinensis Becc.
- Areca catechu L.
- Areca celebica Burret
- Areca chaiana J.Dransf.
- Areca concinna Thwaites
- Areca congesta Becc.
- Areca costulata Becc.
- Areca dayung J.Dransf.
- Areca furcata Becc.
- Areca glandiformis Lam.
- Areca guppyana Becc.
- Areca gurita Heatubun
- Areca hutchinsoniana Becc.
- Areca insignis (Becc.) J.Dransf.
- Areca ipot Becc.
- Areca jobiensis Becc.
- Areca jugahpunya J.Dransf.
- Areca kinabaluensis Furtado
- Areca klingkangensis J.Dransf.
- Areca laosensis Becc.
- Areca ledermanniana Becc.
- Areca macrocalyx Zipp. ex Blume
- Areca macrocarpa Becc.
- Areca minuta Scheff.
- Areca montana Ridl.
- Areca multifida Burret
- Areca nannospadix Burret
- Areca nigasolu Becc.
- Areca novohibernica (Lauterb.) Becc.
- Areca oxycarpa Miq.
- Areca parens Becc.
- Areca rechingeriana Becc.
- Areca rheophytica J.Dransf.
- Areca ridleyana Becc. ex Furtado
- Areca rostrata Burret
- Areca salomonensis Burret
- Areca subacaulis (Becc.) J.Dransf.
- Areca torulo Becc.
- Areca triandra Roxb. ex Buch.-Ham.
- Areca tunku J.Dransf. & C.K.Lim
- Areca vestiaria Giseke
- Areca vidaliana Becc.
- Areca warburgiana Becc.
- Areca whitfordii Becc.
See also [edit]
- Dypsis lutescens, a plant also sometimes referred to as "areca palm"
References [edit]
- ^ a b c Charlie D. Heatubun, John Dransfield, Thomas Flynn, Sri S. Tjitrosoedirjo, Johanis P. Mogea & William J. Baker (2012). "A monograph of the betel nut palms (Areca: Arecaceae) of East Malesia". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 168 (2): 147–173. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2011.01199.x.
|
This Areceae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
