Species on this page ( A = names approved by most authorities, s = approved as synonyms) :
Areca alicae W. Hill ex F. Muell.
CHINESE : Ao zhou bing lang.
ENGLISH : Australian areca palm.
MALAY : Pinang Alice.
This species is badly documented even in Australia. Its name is often spelt wrongly. Information welcome.
SYNONYM(S) : Areca faufel Gaertn., Areca hortensis Lour.
ARABIC : Fûfal, Kawthal, Tânbûl.
ARMENIAN : Arygni.
BURMESE : Kunthi pin kun.
CHINESE : Bing lang, Bing lang zi.
DUTCH : Arecanoot, Arecapalm, Betelnoot, Betelnootpalm, Betelpalm, Pinangnoot.
ENGLISH : Areca nut , Areca nut palm, Betel palm, Betelnut, Betel nut, Betelnut, Betelnut palm, Indian nut.
FINNISH : Arekapalmu.
FRENCH : Aréquier, Noix d'arec, Noix de bétel.
GERMAN : Arekanuss, Arekapalme, Betelnüsse, Betelpalme, Betelnuß palme.
GUJARATI : Sopaadii, Topaarii.
HINDI : Supaadii, सुपारी Supaarii.
ITALIAN : Areca, Avellana d'India, Noce del betel, Noce di arec, Noce di betel, Palma arec.
JAPANESE : Areka yashi, Binrou, Binrouju.
MALAY : Kavugu, Pinang, Pinang sirih, Pokok pinang, Pucuk (Indonesia).
NEPALESE : Supaarii.
PORTUGUESE : Areca catecú, Arequeira, Arequiera, Noz de areca, Noz de bétele.
RUSSIAN : Areka katekhu, Arekovaia pal'ma, Betel'naia pal'ma, Pal'ma katekhu.
SINHALESE : Puwak.
SPANISH : Areca, Bonga, Nuez de areca, Nuez de betel, Palma catecu.
SWEDISH : Betelnöt, Betelpalm.
TAGALOG : Bunga.
TAMIL : Bakkumaroma, Kamugu, Kathakambu.
THAI : เค็ด Khet
, มะ Ma, หมาก Mak
(Maak), หมากเมีย Mak
mia, หมากมู้ Mak mu (Shan), หมากสง Mak song (Maag soeng),
พลา Phla, ปีแน Pi
nae (Malay), แซ Sae
(Karen), สะลา Sa la (Khmer), สีซะ
Si sa (Karen), เซียด Siat.
Luukmaak, Luuktan, Maak
khiaw,
Maaklang,
Maaksuan,
Phonmaak.
URDU : Supaadii.
VIETNAMESE : .
Areca gracilis F. Buchanan-Hamilton
ENGLISH : Indian areca palm.
SYNONYM(S) : Drymophloeus appendiculatus Miq.
Areca gracilis Roxb. -> Pinanga gracilis Hook. f. ex C. B.
Clarke
Areca gracilis Thou.ex Kunth -> Dypsis pinnatifrons Mart.
THAI : .
VIETNAMESE : .
SYNONYM(S) : Hyophorbe indica Gaertn.
CHINESE : Huang bing lang.
ENGLISH : Champagne palm (as H. indica).
FRENCH : Palmiste poison (Reunion).
Areca
triandra Roxb. ex Buch.-Ham.
CHINESE : San yao bing lang.
ENGLISH : Triandra palm.
MALAY : Pinang rumpun.
PORTUGUESE : Areca-vermelha (Brazil).
THAI : .
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USDA, ARS, 2002, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Available: www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxdump.pl?areca (14 January 2003).
Wang Zongxun et al. 1996, A New Latin, Chinese, English Botanical Nomenclature. Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Botany. Aviation Industry Publisher, Beijing.
Wiersema J. H. & León B. 1999, World Economic Plants : a Standard Reference. CRC Press LLC.
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