Scientific Name :
Areca catechu L.
Synonym :
Areca hortensis Lour.
Areca faufel Gaertn.
Common Name : Betel Palm, Chamarpushpa, Pophal
Plant Family : Arecaceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : January to December
Flower Colour : Greenish white
Description : Height: Upto 20 m
Stem: Unbranched, erect, annular rings, greenish grey
Leaves: Leaflets linear, lanceolate, apex needle like or broken into 2 or 3 parts, leaf 2 m, leaves above crown shaft
Flowers: Spadix 50 cm long branched, drooping, spathe boat shaped, male flowers upper side and many, female flowers few at base of spadix, male flowers – staminate, tepals 6, stamens 6, female – flowers pistillate, tepals 6, tricarpellary ovary, longer than male flowers
Inflorescence: Spadix
Fruits: Berry, mesocarp fibrous, orange red when ripe
Native/ Exotic : N
Locality : TL
Distribution Range : Philippines
Uses : Used in prevention and treatment of obesity.
