The species can attain a height of 30 feet. Trunks are green in new parts and grayish in older parts, thin and elegant and not more than three inches in diameter which is encircled with widely spaced whitish circles of leaf base scars. Crownshaft is smooth, green, barely bulging at the base and about 3 to 4 feet high. The leaves resemble betel nut palm. Leaves are dark green with large fused terminal leaflets and generally no more than six leaves per trunk. Palms are monoecious having both male and female flowers in each inflorescence and latter emerges from beneath crownshaft. Blossoms are tiny, fragrant, greenish-white producing clusters of 1 inch wide which is followed by ovoid and brownish orange to reddish-orange fruits.
| Name | Wild Areca Palm |
|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Areca triandra |
| Native | Tropical and subtropical Asia – India, Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, and southeast Asia – Myanmar, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia |
| Common/English Name | Australian Areca Palm, Clumping Betel Nut, Bungua, Triandra Palm, Wild Areca Palm |
| Name in Other Languages | Brazil: Areca Bangua, Areca-Vermelha; Chinese: San Yao Bing Lang; Burmese: Taw-Kun-Thi; French: Aréquier Bangua; Indonesia: Buring Utan; India: Uvai (Mizoram); Japanese: Kabu-Dachi-Binro; Malaysia: Pinang Rumpun; Portuguese: Areca Bangua; Thailand: Mak Cha Waek , Mak Ling (Chanthaburi), Mak Iak (Northern), Mak No, Mak Hom (Bangkok), Mak Nang Ling (Trat), Krue-Do (Malay- Narathiwat), Mak Khiao (Narathiwat) English: Australian areca palm, Bungua, Wild areca palm, triandra palm |
| Plant Growth Habit | Monoecious, small, clump-forming, evergreen |
| Growing Climate | Tropical to sub-tropical |
| Soil | Moist, well drained |
| Stem | Slender, erect, grey, ringed, 5–10 cm diameter |
| Leaf | Slightly drooping, 1-1.8 m long |
| Fruit shape & size | Ellipsoid narrowing to a beaked tip, up to 2.5 cm long |
| Fruit color | Green to brown or orange-red |
Wild Areca Palm Scientific Classification
Scientific Name: Areca triandra
| Rank | Scientific Name & (Common Name) |
|---|---|
| Kingdom | Plantae (Plants) |
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae (Green plants) |
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta (Land plants) |
| Superdivision | Embryophyta |
| Division | Tracheophyta (Vascular plants, tracheophytes) |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Arecales |
| Family | Arecaceae |
| Genus | Areca L. (Areca palm) |
| Synonyms |
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Traditional uses
Mix the Wild Areca Palm seeds with pepper Piper betel leaves, gum and lime. This is used to stimulate saliva flow, suppress hunger, accelerate heart and perspiration rates and offer protection against intestinal worms.
Culinary uses
- Nuts are used as a substitute for Areca catechu.
- Palm heart or palm cabbage is consumed raw as salad or cooked.
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