Nomenclature: wfo-0000262000
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Areca catechu Sp. Pl. : 1189 (1753)
Nomenclatural References
- literature : Sp. Pl. 2: 1189. 1753 [1 May 1753] BHL link from IPNI metadata.
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000207971: Merrill, E.D. [9447] Philippines Link to Type provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K001125935: s.coll. [Cat. no. 8597] Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- person : Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'L.' in the authors string.
- database : IPNI record: 664107-1
- database : The Plant List v1.1 record kew-14517
- database : The Plant List version 1.0, record: kew-14517
Taxonomy: Accepted in 2021-12 classification
Occurs in: 2018-07 : 2019-03 : 2019-05 : 2021-12 : 2022-06 : 2022-12 : 2023-06 : 2023-12 : 2024-06 : 2024-12Placement: Angiosperms > Arecales > Arecaceae > Areca > Areca catechu
Synonyms
- Areca cathechu
- Areca macrocarpa
- Areca catechu var. nigra
- Areca catechu var. alba
- Areca catechu var. batanensis
- Areca catechu var. longicarpa
- Areca catechu var. silvatica
- Areca catechu f. communis