Catechu (U. S. P.)—Catechu.
Classic texts: King's 1898.
Areca catechu L.
Engl.: betel nut palm, areca nut, betel nut, betel palm, pinang.
Deu.: Arekanuss, Betelnuss.
Fran.: noix d'Arec.
Sven.: betelpalm.
Suom.: betelpalmu.
Pharm.: catechu, semen arecae.
Bot. syn.: Areca hortensis Lour.
Classic texts: King's 1898.
Classic texts: King's 1898.
Classic texts: Journals: AJP 1895.
Classic texts: Pereira 1854.
Palm in fruit. Sakuya Konohana Kan, Osaka, Japan. Greenhouse. 2001-05-02.
Palm in fruit. Sakuya Konohana Kan, Osaka, Japan. Greenhouse. 2001-05-02.
Classic texts: Pereira 1854.
Classic texts: USDisp 1918.
Classic texts: Sturtevant 1919.
Classic texts: Sayre 1917.
Classic texts: King's 1898.
Classic texts: BPC 1911.
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