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Areca catechu
(Arecaceae)

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Species description or overview

Traditional tree Areca catechu View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Betel nut palm overview is provided by Species Profiles for Pacific Island Agroforestry (www.traditionaltree.org).

Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Areca catechu
Nomenclatural information about Areca catechu is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

ITIS nomenclature info for Areca catechu
Nomenclatural information about Areca catechu is provided by ITIS.

Risk assessments

Areca catechu weed risk assessment for Hawaii-Pacific
Results of a weed risk assessment for Areca catechu for the Hawaii-Pacific region are presented by the Hawaii-Pacific Weed Risk Assessment team.

Full-text articles

Assessing the risks of plant invasions arising from collections in tropical botanical gardens
Dawson, Wayne, Ahmed S. Mndolwa, David F. R. P. Burslem, and Philip E. Hulme. 2008. Assessing the risks of plant invasions arising from collections in tropical botanical gardens. Biodiversity Conservation. Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2008.

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