Areca hutchinsoniana Becc.

Species

Angiosperms > Arecales > Arecaceae > Areca

Characteristics

A palm with a single stem. It has a slender trunk. It grows 4-10 m tall and 15 cm thick. It has prominent pale rings on the trunk. The crown-shaft bulges a little. The fronds are dark green. There are leaflets along the stalk. The fruit are about 3 cm long. They are yellow when ripe.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
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Sexuality monoecy
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Mature height (meter) 4.0
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in primary forests at low elevations. It grows in Mindanao. It is cold sensitive.
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Dense primary forest at low elevations.
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Usage

The nut is occasionally used as a betel substitute. The palm heart is edible.
Uses medicinal
Edible nuts
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds.
Mode seedlings
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Images

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Distribution

Areca hutchinsoniana world distribution map, present in Philippines

Conservation status

Areca hutchinsoniana threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:664155-1
WFO ID wfo-0000262480
COL ID 5W3G2
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Areca hutchinsoniana Areca mammillata var. mindanaoensis