Areca catechu
Betel-nut Palm
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Southern Group: Present Makatea: | ||||||||
RR |
MG |
AT |
MK |
MT |
AK |
PL |
TK |
MN |
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TN |
MH |
RK |
PK |
NS |
SW |
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Areca catechu Linnaeus
TAXONOMY: PLANTAE; ANTHOPHYTA (=Angiospermae); LILIOPSIDA (=Monocotyledones); ARECIDAE; Arecales; ARECACEAE
GENERAL NOTE: Seeds as a masticatory with leaves of Piper betle and lime.
Vouchers:
None Recorded.
References:
p.114? Neal - In Gardens of Hawaii
p.89 Royal Hort. Soc. Index of Garden Plants
p.771 Tropica
p.1/424 A.C.Smith - Flora Vitiensis Nova
Data Update History (information):
zTX, zB02, zM02
McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org.
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