Medicinal · Palm
Bettle Nut Palm
Areca catechu L.
The Philippines
Fun factChewing the nut produces euphoria, heightened alertness, sweating, salivation and an increased capacity to work, according to Singapore's Flora & Fauna Web.
A tall, slender solitary palm with a smooth grey trunk ringed by old leaf scars and a crown of arching pinnate fronds. Panicles of small, fragrant creamy-white flowers give way to ovoid fruits that ripen from yellow to orange or red. Its seed, the areca or betel nut, has been chewed with betel leaf and lime across Asia and the Pacific for centuries.
Sourced · see Record tab
13on the estate
0carrying a tag
0sponsored
FamilyArecaceae
Spanish nameAreca
Also known asBetel nut palm, Betel palm, Areca palm, Areca nut, Areca
Native toNative range is recorded by Kew as the Philippines; the wild origin is uncertain and the palm is cultivated throughout tropical Asia
| Tag | Garden area | Zone | Planted | Status | Sponsored | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Palm Jungle | B | 17 June 2016 | Planted | — | |
| — | Palm Jungle | B | 13 June 2017 | Planted | — | |
| — | Palm Jungle | B | 13 June 2017 | Planted | — | |
| — | Palm Jungle | B | 13 June 2017 | Planted | — | |
| — | Palm Jungle | B | 13 June 2017 | Planted | — | |
| — | Palm Jungle | B | 13 June 2017 | Planted | — | |
| — | Palm Jungle | B | 13 June 2017 | Planted | — | |
| — | Palm Jungle | B | 13 June 2017 | Planted | — | |
| — | Palm Jungle | B | 13 June 2017 | Planted | — | |
| — | Palm Jungle | B | 13 June 2017 | Planted | — | |
| — | Palm Jungle | B | 13 June 2017 | Planted | — | |
| — | Palm Jungle | B | 13 June 2017 | Planted | — | |
| — | Palm Jungle | B | 13 June 2017 | Planted | — |
13 of these have no tag yet; they will be numbered when the garden team re-tags the estate.