Areca jobiensis
Becc.
Kumul
ArecaceaeSeeds/Nuts
What to Eat
Edible parts: Nuts
The nuts or seeds are used as a substitute for betel nut.
Where to Find It
A tropical plant. It occurs in New Britain in Papua New Guinea.
Pacific, Papua New Guinea, PNG,
Countries: Australia, Fiji, Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Palau, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Samoa
How to Identify
A slender palm. The flower stalk is 30-40 cm long and 20-30 cm wide. It has many thickly crowded twigs. The female flowers are at the base of the flower cluster and many male flowers surround it. The many fruit are clustered around the stalk and the bunch is 15-25 cm long. Now a synonym of Areca macrocalyx
How to Grow
Palms are grown from seed.
Production
A tropical plant.
Notes
There are 60 Areca species. They are tropical.
Names & Synonyms
See Areca macrocalyx Becc.
References (3)
- French, B., 1986, Food Plants of Papua New Guinea, Asia Pacific Science Foundation p 157.
- Heatubun, C. D., et al, 2012, A monograph of the betel nut palms (Areca: Arecaceae) of East Malesia. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 2012, 168, 147–173
- Peekel, P.G., 1984, (Translation E.E.Henty), Flora of the Bismarck Archipelago for Naturalists, Division of Botany, Lae, PNG. p 62, 60
