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Areca catechu

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Areca catechu

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Also known as Areca palm, Areca-nut palm, betel nut palm, betel palm

species of plant

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Areca catechu, commonly known as the betel palm, is a species of plant in the family Arecaceae. It belongs to the genus Areca and is classified within the order Arecales, class Liliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The species is a source of the areca nut and produces fruit in the form of a drupe. It has been described in the Gujin Tushu Jicheng and is cited with the author abbreviation L.

The plant is utilized for afforestation, as a medicinal plant, for building material, and as food. Its taxonomic range includes Fujian. According to the IUCN Red List, the species was assessed as Least Concern in 2024. Occurrence records are held by institutions such as INECOL, ANSP, US, MU, and UTEP, with collections documented in the United States, Thailand, Palau, Malaysia, and Guam.

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Species

Least Concern

Areca Palm

Areca catechu

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderArecales
  5. FamilyArecaceae
Native toNew Guinea
Observations2,861
Observations recorded1,600

Betelnusspalmen in Kolkata, Indien Betelpalme mit Früchten Struktur von Arecolin Frauen verkaufen Betelnüsse in Osttimor Die Betelnusspalme (Areca catechu), auch Betelpalme, Katechupalme oder Arekapalme genannt, ist eine Pflanzenart aus der Familie der Palmengewächse (Arecaceae). Zusammen mit den etwa 60 anderen Arten aus der Gattung der Betelpalmen (Areca) ist sie im indo-malayischen Raum verbreitet. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Merkmale 2 Vorkommen 3 Nutzung 3.1 Wirkstoffe 3.2 Verwendung 3.3 Symptomatik 3.4 Pharmakologie 3.5 Erste Hilfe 3.6 Verkauf in Taiwan 3.7 Tradition in Vietnam und Malaysia 3.8 Betelmaß in Indien 4 Bilder 5 Literatur 6 Weblinks 7 Einzelnachweise Merkmale Die Betelnusspalme bildet schlanke, einstämmige Fiederpalmen, die bis zu 25 m hoch werden können. Die Fiederblätter erreichen dabei Längen von bis zu 2 m. Sowohl die männlichen als auch die weiblichen Blüten stehen in zylindrischen Blütenrispen mit etwa 150–200 ovalen, orangen bis roten Steinfrüchten. Sie haben etwa die Größe eines Hühnereis, etwa 7 cm, und umschließen mit faserigem Fruchtfleisch einen 3–10 g schweren, braunen Steinkern. Die Steinkerne („Nüsse“) der Früchte werden Betelnüsse oder Arekanüsse genannt.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
440
With media
319
Family
Arecaceae
Collections
INECOL, ANSP, US, MU, UTEP, ENCB-IPN
Recorded in
United States, Thailand, Palau, Malaysia, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Micronesia, Federated States Of, Mexico
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Encyclopedic overview

Areca catechu is a species of palm native to the Philippines cultivated for areca nuts. It was carried widely through the tropics by the Austronesian migrations and trade since at least 1500 BCE due to its use in betel nut chewing. It is widespread in cultivation and is considered naturalized in much of tropical Asia and in Taiwan, southern China (Guangxi, Hainan, Yunnan), Madagascar, parts of the Pacific Islands, and also in the West Indies.

Its fruits (called areca nuts or betel nuts) are chewed together with slaked lime and betel leaves for their stimulant and narcotic effects.

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