PLANTS Profile for Areca catechu (betel palm)

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PLANTS Profile

Areca catechu L.
betel palm

Symbol:

ARCA41

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Arecaceae

Duration:

None

Not in PFA

More Information:

Synonyms:
Areca catechu L.

ARCA42

Areca cathecu L.

Related Taxa:
Areca catechu L.

View 55 genera in Arecaceae, 1 species in Areca

Classification:
Areca catechu L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Arecidae
Order	Arecales
Family	Arecaceae – Palm family
Genus	Areca L. – areca palm
Species	Areca catechu L. – betel palm

More Accounts and Images:
Areca catechu L.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 506702.

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Areca catechu L.

Time Generated: 01/03/2013 03:24 PM CST