Highland Betel-Nut Palm
Areca macrocalyx
- Habit
- Palm (Columnar)
- Native to
- New Guinea
How to identify Highland Betel-Nut Palm
Identify Highland Betel-Nut Palm by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a palm (columnar) habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound (feather-shaped fronds).
- Confirm it sits within the Arecaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Highland Betel-Nut Palm.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Areca macrocalyx
- Genus
- Areca
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Habit
- Palm (Columnar)
- Habitat
- Cultivated
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- New Guinea
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (feather-shaped fronds)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Highland Betel-Nut Palm itself; the rest are typical of the Arecaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Drupe
Typical of the Arecaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Highland Betel-Nut Palm
A member of the Arecaceae family, Highland betel-nut palm (Areca macrocalyx) is a single-stemmed palm. It is native to New Guinea. It is cultivated.
Arecaceae
Palm family
Highland Betel-Nut Palm belongs to the Arecaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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