Areca
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A. catechu (Betel nut palm) |
Areca is a genus of about 50 species of single-stemmed palms in the family Arecaceae, found in humid tropical forests from Malaysia to the Solomon Islands.
The best-known member of the genus is A. catechu, the betel nut palm.
