Summary ²

Areca catechu is the areca palm or areca nut palmbetel palm, (Filipino: bunga, Indonesia/Malay: pinang, Malayalam: അടക്കadakka, Kannada: ಅಡಿಕೆAdike), a species of palm which grows in much of the tropical Pacific, Asia, and parts of east Africa. The palm is believed to have originated in either Indonesia/Malaysia or the Philippines.Areca is derived from a local name from the Malabar Coast of India and catechu is from another Malay name for this palm, caccu.

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