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Areca cathechu Burm.f.
Fl. Ind. (N. L. Burman) 241 1768 orth. var.
Family: ARECACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Areca catechu L.
Sp. Pl. 2: 1189. 1753 [1 May 1753] L.

Areca cathechu (Areca catechu) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Habit at Iao Tropical Gardens of Maui, Maui. May 22, 2012.

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Areca catechu L.
Sp. Pl. 2: 1189. 1753 [1 May 1753]
Synonymy: 14
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Indian nut, Betelnut palm, Betelnut, Betel nut, Betel palm, Areca nut, Areca Nut Palm, Areca Palm,
ARABIC ( لعربية ): Tânbûl, Kawthal, Fûfal, الحضض الهندي
ARMENIAN (Հայերեն): Arygni
AZERBAIJAN ( Azərbaycanca): Katexu palması
BENGALI (বাংলা): সুপারি
BURMESE: Kunthi pin kun
CANTONESE (粵語): 檳榔
CATALAN (Català): Palmera d'areca
CHINESE (中文): 檳榔 Bing lang, Bing lang zi
CREOLE: Nwa betèl
CZECH (Čeština): Areka obecná
DUTCH (Nederlands): Pinangnoot, Betelpalm, Betelnootpalm, Betelnoot, Arecapalm, Arecanoot
ESPERANT (Esperanto): Kateĉuareko
ESTONIAN (Eesti): Beetli-areekapalm
FILIPINO: Bunga
FINNISH (Suomi): Betelpähkinän, Betelpalmu, Arekapalmu
FRENCH (Français): Noix de bétel, Noix d'arec, Aréquier, Palmier à bétel
GERMAN (Deutsch): Betelnuß palme, Betelpalme, Betelnüsse, Arekanuss, Arekapalme, Katechupalme, Betelnusspalme
GUJARATI (ગુજરાતી): Topaarii, Opaadii
HINDI ( हिन्दी): सुपारी Supaarii, Supaadii
HUNGARIAN (Magyar): Bételdió, Arékapálma, Bételpálma
INDONESIAN (Bahasa Indonesia): Pinang
ITALIAN (Italiano): Palma di Betel, Palma arec, Noce di betel, Noce di arec, Noce del betel, Avellana d'India, Areca
JAPANESE (日本語): Binrouju, Binrou, Areka yashi, ビンロウ
JAVANESE (Basa Jawa): Jambé
KANNADA (ಕನ್ನಡ): ಅಡಿಕೆ
LATVIAN (Latviešu): Beteļpalma, Arekas palma
LITHUANIAN (Lietuvių): Betelio palme, Arekine palme, Katekinė areka
MALAY (بهاس ملاي /Bahasa Melayu ): Pinang, Pucuk (Indonesia), Pokok pinang, Pinang sirih, Kavugu
MALAYALAM (മലയാളം): അടക്ക adakka, കവുങ്ങ്
MARATHI (मराठी): पोफळ
MIN NAN (Bân-lâm-gú): Pin-nn̂g
NEPALESE (Nepal bhasa नेपाल भाषा): Supaarii
POLISH ( Polski): Areka katechu
PORTUGUESE (Português): Noz de bétele, Noz de areca, Arequiera, Arequeira, Areca catecú
RUSSIAN (Русский): арека катеxу, Бетелевая пальма
SANSKRIT (संस्कृतम्): पूगवृक्
SINHALESE: Puwak
SLOVENIAN (Slovenščina): Palma areková, Palma betelová, Areka betelová
SPANISH (Español): Palma catecu, Nuez de betel, Bonga, Areca, Palma de betel, Nuez de areca
SUNDANESE (Basa Sunda): Jambé
SWAHILI ( Kiswahili): Mpopoo
SWEDISH (Svenska): Betelpalm, Betelnöt
TAGALOG: Bunga
TAMIL (தமிழ்): Kathakambu, Kamugu, Bakkumaroma
TELUGU (తెలుగు): పోకచెట్టు
THAI (ภาษาไทย): หมากสง, Phonmaak, Maaksuan, Maaklang,   Maak khiaw, Luuktan, Luukmaak,    เซียด Siat,   สีซะ  Si sa (Karen), สะลา  Sa la (Khmer),   แซ  Sae (Karen),   ปีแน Pi nae (Malay), พลา  Phla, หมากสง   Mak song (Maag soeng), หมากมู้ Mak mu (Shan),    หมากเมีย Mak mia,   หมาก  Mak (Maak), มะ  Ma, เค็ด Khet
TOK PISIN: Buai
UPPER SORBIAN (Hornjoserbsce): Wšědna betelpalm
URDU (اردو): Supaadii
VIETNAMESE (Tiếng Việt): Binh lang, Tân lang, Cau


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Fruit and sheath at Iao Tropical Gardens of Maui, Maui. May 22, 2012 (Areca catechu) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
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Fruit at Iao Tropical Gardens of Maui, Maui. May 22, 2012. (Areca catechu) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr

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Trunk at Iao Tropical Gardens of Maui, Maui. May 22, 2012. (Areca catechu) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
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Fruit at Iao Tropical Gardens of Maui, Maui. May 22, 2012. (Areca catechu) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr

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Trunk at Walmart Kahului, Maui. January 17, 2008. (Areca catechu) Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
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