Biology:Areca triandra

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Short description: Species of palm

Areca triandra
In Kerala, India
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Areca
Species:
A. triandra
Binomial name
Areca triandra
Roxb. ex Buch.-Ham.[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Ptychosperma polystachyum Nenga nagensis
  • Areca laxa Areca aliceae
  • W.Hill ex F.Muell. Becc.
  • Buch.-Ham. Miq.
  • Areca nagensis Areca humilis
  • Griff. (Griff.) Scheff.
  • Areca borneensis Blanco ex H.Wendl.
  • (Miq.) H.Wendl. Areca polystachya

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]

  • Areca triandra Roxb. ex Buch.-Ham., Hawaii
    Areca triandra Roxb. ex Buch.-Ham., Hawaii
  • Areca triandra Roxb. ex Buch.-Ham.
    Areca triandra Roxb. ex Buch.-Ham.

Ethnobotany

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]

References

  1. ↑ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2018). "Areca triandra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T111452558A136140625.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/111452558/136140625. Retrieved 19 November 2021. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Areca triandra Roxb. ex Buch.-Ham." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/664230-1. 
  3. ↑ {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Areca triandra | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = 19 January 2021 }}
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Pauline Dy Phon (2000). Plants Utilised In Cambodia/Plantes utilisées au Cambodge. Phnom Penh: Imprimerie Olympic. p. 49. https://books.google.com/books?id=InD2RAAACAAJ. 
The photo shows a tall tree with a thin, light-brown trunk. There is a sign attached to it with the name of the plant and its country of origin - Sumatra
In Aswan Botanical Garden, Egypt

Wikidata ☰ Q2708529 entry




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