Areca catechu

Summary

Areca catechu is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.67% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (601 views/month, #1,299 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Areca catechu's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Areca catechu is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Areca catechu belongs to the parent taxon Areca^[5].
• Areca catechu's scientific name is Areca catechu^[6].
• Areca catechu is a type of useful plant^[7].
• Areca catechu is used for afforestation^[8].
• Areca catechu is used for medicinal plant^[9].
• Areca catechu is used for building material^[10].
• Areca catechu is used for food^[11].
• Areca catechu is used for fiber^[12].
• Areca catechu is used for stimulant foodstuff^[13].
• Areca catechu is used for psychoactive drug^[14].
• Areca catechu is used for tanning agent^[15].
• Areca catechu's Commons category is recorded as Areca catechu^[16].
• Areca catechu's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Areca catechu^[17].
• Areca catechu's Commons gallery is recorded as Areca catechu^[18].
• Areca catechu's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng^[19].
• Areca catechu's described by source is recorded as Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao^[20].
• Areca catechu's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 13(1)^[21].
• Areca catechu's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge^[22].
• Areca catechu's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=3903^[23].
• Areca catechu's this taxon is source of is recorded as Arecae Semen^[24].
• Areca catechu's this taxon is source of is recorded as areca nut^[25].
• Areca catechu's this taxon is source of is recorded as Areca catechu fruit rind^[26].
• Areca catechu's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. catechu'}^[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Areca catechu is Areca catechu^[6]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Areca^[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'betel palm'}^[28], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'areka obecná'}^[29], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Betelnusspalme'}^[30], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Pähkinäbetelpalmu'}^[31], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Palmier à bétel'}^[32], and {'lang': 'hy', 'text': 'Արեկնի'}^[33].

Identifiers

Areca catechu's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 83108^[34]. Areca catechu's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 184783^[35]. Areca catechu's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1136163^[36]. Areca catechu's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2736531^[37]. Areca catechu's ITIS TSN is recorded as 506702^[38].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Areca catechu include Penang Island^[39], an island^[40], in Malaysia^[41].

Why It Matters

Areca catechu ranks in the top 0.67% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (601 views/month, #1,299 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] It is known by 77 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

Entities named for it include Penang Island^[39], an island^[40], in Malaysia^[41].