Areca novohibernica
(Lauterb.) Becc.
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Summary
Source: WikipediaAreca novohibernica is a plant species native to the Solomon Islands and the Bismarck Archipelago in the Pacific Ocean east of New Guinea.
Description
A palm with a thin solitary trunk. It grows to 3 m tall. It has stilt roots at the base. The crown-shaft is slender and smooth. The crown has short fronds. Each frond has about 5 pairs of widely spaced broad pinnae. The fruit are bright red.
Edible Uses
The nuts are used as a betel substitute and chewed as a masticatory.
Traditional Uses
Nut used as betel substitute
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Distribution
A tropical plant. It grows in tropical rainforests. In Cairns Botanical Gardens.
Where It Grows
Australia, New Caledonia, Pacific, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Solomon Islands,
Notes
There are 60 Areca species. They are tropical.
Synonyms
References (11)
- Balick, M.J. and Beck, H.T., (Ed.), 1990, Useful palms of the World. A Synoptic Bibliography. Colombia p 602 (As Areca guppyana) (Also as Areca salomonensis)
- Bott. Jahrb. Syst. 52:23 (1914) - Areca novohibernica
- French, B.R., 2010, Food Plants of Solomon Islands. A Compendium. Food Plants International Inc. p 275 (As Areca guppyana)
- Haynes, J., & McLaughlin, J., 2000, Edible palms and Their Uses. University of Florida Fact sheet MCDE-00-50-1 p 2 (As Areca guppyana)
- Heatubun, C.D., Dransfield, J., Flynn, T., Tjitrosoedirdjo, S.S., Mogea, J.P. & Baker, W.J. (2012). A monograph of the betel nut palms (Areca: Arecaceae) of East Malesia. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 168: 147-173. [as Areca novohibernica]
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- Index Kew, Suppl. Supple. 10:19 (1947) (As Areca salomonensis)
- Johnson, D.V., 1998, Tropical palms. Non-wood Forest products 10. FAO Rome. p 79 (As Areca guppyana)
- Jones, D.L., 1994, Palms throughout the World. Smithtonian Institution, Washington. p 56, 129 (As Areca guppyana)
- Jones, D.L., 2000, Palms of Australia 3rd edition. Reed/New Holland. p 115 (As Areca guppyana)
- Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 13: 70, in obs. 1936 (As Areca salomonensis)
- Riffle, R.L. & Craft, P., 2003, An Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms. Timber Press. p 30, 254 (As Areca guppyana)
