Arecaceae (palm family) » Areca catechu

a-REEK-uh or AR-ek-uh -- From vernacular name of the tree areca, used in Malabar coast
KAT-eh-choo -- from the Kannada name kachu, extract from the heartwood

commonly known as: areca-nut, betel nut • Bengali: সুপারি supari • Gujarati: ઍરિકૅ ayrike, સોપારી sopari • Hindi: चामरपुष्प chamarpushpa, गुवाक guvak, गूआ OR गुवा guwa, खपुर khapur, पूग pug, पूगी pugi, पुंगी pungi, सुपारी supari, उद्वेग udveg • Kannada: ಅಡಕೆ adake, ಅಡಿಕೆ adike • Konkani: पॉफळ pophala, सुपारी supari • Malayalam: കമുക് kamuk, കവുങ്ങ് kavung • Manipuri: kwa pambi • Marathi: पोफळ pophal OR पोफळी pophali, पूग pug, पूगफल pugaphal, पुगीफल OR पुगीफळ pugiphala, सुपारी supari • Nepalese: सुपारि supari • Sanskrit: अकोटः akoth, चामरपुष्प chamarpushpa, गुवाकः guvakah, खपुर khapur, पूगफल pugaphal, पूगः pugh, पूगी pugi, उद्वेग udveg, वल्कतरुः valktaruh • Tamil: அடைக்காய் atai-k-kay, சகுந்தம் chakuntam, சாமரபுட்பம் chamara-putpam, கமுகு kamuku, கந்தி kanti, கூந்தற்கமுகு kuntar-kamaku, பூகம் pukam, விம்பு vimpu • Telugu: ఘోంట ghonta, ఖపురము khapuramu, క్రముకము kramukamu, పోక poka, పూగము pugamu

Native to: Philippines, exact native range obscure; cultivated in paleotropics


References: Flowers of India • Wikipedia • www.agroforestry.net/tti/Areca-catechu-betel-nut.pdf • NPGS / GRIN • DDSA

Tags:   Arecaceae Palmae palm family tropical palm tree Areca catechu Areca faufel Areca hortensis adake adike akoth arec cachou areca-nut areka yashi arekovaia pal'ma arequier arygni atai-k-kay avellana d'India ayrike betel'naia pal'ma betel nut betelnoot betelnöt betelnusspalme bing lang zi binrou bua bunga chakuntam chamara-putpam chamarpushpa faufal ghonta guvak guwa kamuk kamuku kanti kavung khapur khapuramu khet kramukamu kuntar-kamaku kunthi pin kun kwa pambi maak noce del betel noz de areca noz de bétele nuez de areca nuez de betel palma catechou poka pokok pinang pophal pophali puak pugamu pugaphal pugh pugi pugiphala pukam pungi sopari supari udveg valktaruh vimpu

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aw-REN-guh -- Latinized form of areng, the Malayan name for palm ... Dave's Botanary
WIGHT-ee-eye -- named for Robert Wight, Scottish surgeon and botanist in India ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: Wight's sago palm, wild coconut • Kannada: ಬೆಟ್ಟ ತೆಂಗು betta thengu, ಕಾಡು ಈಚಲು kaadu eechalu, ಕಾಡು ತೆಂಗು kaadu thengu, ದಡಿಸೆ dadise, ಡಡ್ಸಾಲ dadsal • Malayalam: അലട്ടിത്തേങ്ങ alattiltenna, കാരംപനൈ karampanai, കാട്ടുതേങ്ങ് kattuthengu, മലന്തെങ്ങ് malanthengu, ഞെട്ടിപ്പന njettippana • Marathi: धूडसाल dhudsal • Tamil: ஆலம்பனை alampanai, காட்டுதேங்காய் kattuthengai • Tulu: ಕಾಟ್ ತಾರೆ kaatu thare

botanical names: Arenga wightii Griff. ... synonyms: Saguerus wightii (Griff.) H.Wendl. & Drude ... POWO

Tags:   Arecaceae Palmae palm family tropical endemic palm tree Arenga wightii Saguerus wightii Wight's sago palm wild coconut ಬೆಟ್ಟ ತೆಂಗು ಕಾಡು ಈಚಲು ಕಾಡು ತೆಂಗು ದಡಿಸೆ ಡಡ್ಸಾಲ ಧೂಢ್ಸಾಲ അലത്തില്‍ തേങ്ങ അലട്ടിത്തേങ്ങ കാരംപന കാരംപനൈ കാട്ടുതേങ്ങ് മലന്തെങ്ങ് ഞെട്ടിപ്പന പനൈ धूडसाल ஆலம்பனை ஆலபனை காட்டுதேங்காய் ಕಾಟ್ ತಾರೆ

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Arecaceae (palm family) » Borassus flabellifer

bor-RAS-us -- from the Greek borassos, referring to the date palm's flower spike
fla-BEL-lif-er -- fan-bearing

commonly known as: African fan palm, borassus palm, doub palm, great fan palm, lontar palm, palmyra palm, ron palm, tala palm, tal-palm, toddy palm, wine palm • Bengali: তাল taala • Gujarati: તાડ taad • Hindi: ताड़ taada, ताल tala, त्रृणराज trinaraaj • Kannada: ಓಲೆಗರಿ olegari, ತಾಳೆಗರಿ taalegari, ತಾಟಿನಿಮ್ಗು taatinimgu • Konkani: इरोळ eroal • Malayalam: കരിമ്പന karimpana • Marathi: ताड taada • Sanskrit: महातः mahatah, तलः or तालः talah, तन्तुनिर्यासः tantuniyosah, तृणम्केतुः tranam-ketuh, तृणम्राजः tranam-raj, तृणम् इन्द्रः trnam-indrah• Tamil: பனை panai • Telugu: తాటి చెట్టు tatichettu • Urdu: تاڙ taad

Native to: tropical Asia


References: Flowers of India • Wikipedia • NPGS / GRIN • M.M.P.N.D. • DDSA

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Panai (Tamil: பனை) is the State Tree of Tamil Nadu, India.
Palmyra Tree (Tnaot in Khmer) is the National Tree of Cambodia.

Tags:   Arecaceae Palmae palm family tropical palm tree Borassus flabellifer Borassus flabelliformis boraço boraso borasse broção dom thuot doub palm eroulu great fan palm karatalamu karimabana lontar palm lontaro lontarovaia pal'ma maktan olegari ougi yashi pal'mira pal'mirova pal'ma palma del ferro palma del sagù palma di palmira palmeira de leque palmeira de palmira palmier de palmyre palmyra palm pannei parumira yashi rondier rônier shag el mûql shan ye shu tou zong shan ye tang zong shan ye zi taad taada taal taalegari taan tanot taan yai tatichettu taatinimgu tala palm talam toddy palm trinaraaj weinpalme wine palm

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Arecaceae (palm family) » Calamus pseudotenuis

KAL-uh-mus -- from the Greek kalamos, meaning reed
soo-doh-TEN-yoo-iss -- from the Greek pseudo (false), tenuis (slender, thin)

commonly known as: slender rattan • Kannada: ಒಂಟಿಬೆತ್ತ ontibetta • Konkani: वेत veta • Malayalam: ചെറുചൂരല്‍ cerucuural • Marathi: वेत veta

Endemic to: s Western Ghats (of India), Sri Lanka


References: PalmWeb • INBAR • Flora of Western Ghats • Dandeli Wildlife

Tags:   Arecaceae Palmae palm family endemic dioecious rattan climbing palm Calamus pseudotenuis cerucuural ontibetta slender rattan veta

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Arecaceae (palm family) » Calamus thwaitesii

KAL-uh-mus -- from the Greek kalamos, meaning reed
thwaitesii -- named for Dr G. H. K. Thwaites, British botanist

commonly known as: rattan cane • Kannada: ಹಂಡಿಬೆತ್ತ handibetta • Konkani: वेत veta • Malayalam: ആനച്ചൂരല്‍ aanaccuural, തടിയന്‍ ചൂരല്‍ thatiyan cuural, വലിയ ചൂരല്‍ valiya cuural • Marathi: वेत veta

Endemic to: s Western Ghats (of India), Sri Lanka


References: PalmWeb • Dandeli Wildlife

Tags:   Arecaceae Palmae palm family endemic dioecious rattan climbing palm Calamus thwaitesii aanaccuural handibetta rattan cane thatiyan cuural valiya cuural veta

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