Areca concinna

Thwaites

Lenateri

ArecaceaeSeeds/Nuts

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Nuts

The nuts are used as a betel substitute.

Where to Find It

A tropical plant. It grows in the lowland rainforest in Sri Lanka. It grows best in a shady situation. It likes plenty of moisture. Cairns Botanical Gardens. In XTBG Yunnan.

Asia, Australia, China, India, Sri Lanka,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A medium sized clumping palm. The fruit are in clusters. They are scarlet when ripe.

How to Grow

Plants are grown from seed.

Wikipedia

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Areca concinna is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is found only in Sri Lanka. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Notes

There are 60 Areca species. They are tropical.

Names & Synonyms

Len-teri

References (7)

Ambasta S.P. (Ed.), 2000, The Useful Plants of India. CSIR India. p 50
Haynes, J., & McLaughlin, J., 2000, Edible palms and Their Uses. University of Florida Fact sheet MCDE-00-50-1 p 2
Johnson, D.V., 1998, Tropical palms. Non-wood Forest products 10. FAO Rome. p 20
Jones, D.L., 1994, Palms throughout the World. Smithtonian Institution, Washington. p 128
Jones, D.L., 2000, Palms of Australia 3rd edition. Reed/New Holland. p 115
Menninger, E.A., 1977, Edible Nuts of the World. Horticultural Books. Florida p 167
G. H. K. Thwaites & J. D. Hooker, Enum. pl. zeyl. 328. 1864