Areca catechu L.
Campus Location
Rajagiri Business School, Valley Campus, Kakkanad
Systematic position
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Streptophyta
Class: Equisetopsida
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Areca Nut Palm is a medium-sized palm tree, native to the Philippines It grows straight to 20 m tall, with a trunk 10–15 cm in diameter. The leaves are 1.5–2 m long, pinnate, with numerous, crowded leaflets.
- The plant is cultivated for areca nuts, used in betel nut chewing, for their stimulant and narcotic effects.
- The areca palm is also used as an interior landscaping species.
- It is often used in large indoor areas such as malls and hotels.
- The dried fallen leaves are collected and hot-pressed to make disposable, eco-friendly palm leaf plates and bowls.
Areca catechu L.
Campus Location
Rajagiri Business School, Valley Campus, Kakkanad
Systematic position
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Streptophyta
Class: Equisetopsida
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Areca Nut Palm is a medium-sized palm tree, native to the Philippines It grows straight to 20 m tall, with a trunk 10–15 cm in diameter. The leaves are 1.5–2 m long, pinnate, with numerous, crowded leaflets.
- The plant is cultivated for areca nuts, used in betel nut chewing, for their stimulant and narcotic effects.
- The areca palm is also used as an interior landscaping species.
- It is often used in large indoor areas such as malls and hotels.
- The dried fallen leaves are collected and hot-pressed to make disposable, eco-friendly palm leaf plates and bowls.