Areca triandra Roxb. ex Buch.-Ham.
Wild Areca palm
Monoecious multi stemmed, similar to the bamboo ones, grow 5 m tall, 3-5 cm thick leaves pinnate, dark green,18 m long flowers pale yellow cream, very fragrant, grouped in the classical triads (One female flower between two male) fruits oval, 25 cm long, red when ripe
Ornamental palm indoor or outdoor. The plant is harvested from the wild as a food and source of materials. The seed has mild narcotic properties, it is widely used in some areas of the tropics as a masticatory, being mixed with the leaves of a pepper plant (Piper betle), a gum and, often, lime.
Areca polystachya (Miq)
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