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Areca catechu
Our landlady has many Areca palms here in the garden, she harvests the fruit and sells it once it has been processed
Spotted on Mar 8, 2012
Submitted on Mar 8, 2012
3 Comments
nice...diff stages..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Areca_catec...
Wiki text - The seed contains alkaloids such as arecaine and arecoline, which, when chewed, is intoxicating and is also slightly addictive. Areca palms are grown in India, Malaysia, Taiwan and many other Asian countries for their seeds.
Are they tasty Viv?