Areca triandra
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| Areca triandra | |
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| File:Areca triandra-2-JNTBGRI-kerala-India.jpg | |
| In Kerala, India | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Areca |
| Species: | A. triandra
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| Binomial name | |
| Areca triandra | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Areca triandra, the wild areca palm,[3] is a palm which is often used as ornamental plant. It is native to India, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. It is also reportedly naturalized in Hawaii, Panama, Sri Lanka and southern China.[2] As a wild plant, it commonly occurs in littoral forest in Southeast Asia.[4]
Gallery
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Areca triandra Roxb. ex Buch.-Ham., Hawaii
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Areca triandra Roxb. ex Buch.-Ham.
Ethnobotany
[edit | edit source]A name for this palm is sla: préi in Khmer. In Cambodia, the nut may be chewed with betel in a quid, while the timber is used for temporary constructions, such as huts.[4]
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