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Betel nut palm

Areca catechu

Description:

Areca catechu is the areca palm or areca nut palm, 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 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. This palm is often erroneously called the betel tree because its fruit, the areca nut, is often chewed along with the betel leaf, a leaf from a vine of the Piperaceae family.

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1: Don't sure about name

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กรุงเทพมหานคร, Krung Thep, Thailand

Spotted on Mar 14, 2012
Submitted on Mar 14, 2012

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