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Betle Nut (Engl.)
Areca catechu L
AllSolitary palm Height: 9m Leaves: Crown of 8-10 leaves, 90-135 cm long, leaflets narrow, base enlarged into sheath forming a green swollen crown shaft. Flowers: Clustered flowers have separate male and female flowers; small, sessile, creamy white, lemon-scented; male flowers numerous with 6 stamens; female flowers few with one-celled ovary. Fruits: Fruit oblong or ovoid, 4-5 cm long, orange; seed single.
Location & Habitat
CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION (CAR), BENGUET, KIBUNGAN, Cultivated throughout the settled areas, in some places spontaneous
Research
Benguet State University: Documentation and Digitalization of Traditional Knowledge and Health Practices: Kankanaeys of Palina and Ekachakran Ethnolinguistic Groups of the Cordillera
Quick Info
- Scientific Name
- Areca catechu L
- Local Name
- Betle Nut (Engl.)
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Category
- All
- Date Collected
- Jun 28, 2026
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