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December 2023

latest classification for this taxon

genus

Areca L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 1189 (1753)

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000002953.

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Synonyms of Areca

Name	Author	Protologue	Nomenclator	WFO link
Gigliolia	Becc.	Malesia 1: 171 (1877)		wfo-4000015633
Mischophloeus	Scheff.	Ann. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg 2: 115 (1876)		wfo-4000024397
Pichisermollia	H.C.Monteiro	Rodriguésia 28: 195 (1976)	—	wfo-4000029602

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Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Areca:

Name	Author	Protologue	WFO link
Areca angulosa	Giseke	Prael. Ord. Nat. Pl. : 80 (1792)	wfo-0000261832
Areca buchenbergeri	André	Rev. Hort. (Paris) 70: 263 (1898)	wfo-0001316740
Areca cornuta	Giseke	Prael. Ord. Nat. Pl. : 81 (1792)	wfo-0000262095
Areca cuneifolia	Stokes	Bot. Mat. Med. 2: 318 (1812)	wfo-0000262147
Areca dealbata	W.Bull	Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 3: 280 (1863)	wfo-0001316741
Areca humilis	Willd.	Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 4: 595 (1805)	wfo-0000262456
Areca ilsemannii	André	Rev. Hort. (Paris) 70: 261 (1898)	wfo-0000262488
Areca lansiformis	Giseke	Prael. Ord. Nat. Pl. : 81 (1792)	wfo-0000262609
Areca madagascarica	Stadtmann ex Bojer	Hortus Maurit. 305. 1837	wfo-0001354854
Areca madagascariensis	Mart.	Hist. Nat. Palm. 3: 179 (1838)	wfo-0000262728
Areca micholitzii	Sander	Nursery Cat. (Sander & Co.) 1895: 46 (1895)	wfo-0000262770
Areca oriziformis var. saxatilis	Burm.f. ex Giseke	Prael. Ord. Nat. Pl. : 76 (1792)	wfo-0000263001
Areca oviformis	Giseke	Prael. Ord. Nat. Pl. : 81 (1792)	wfo-0000263012
Areca parva	Noronha	Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunst. 5(Art. 4): 6. 1790	wfo-0001354855
Areca sapida	Sol. ex Hook.f.	Bot. Antarct. Voy. II. (Fl. Nov.-Zel.). 1(4): 262.1853	wfo-1200027027
Areca saxatilis	Burm.f.	Fl. Ind. (N. L. Burman) 42. 1768 [1 Mar-6 Apr 1768]	wfo-0001354856
Areca umbrosa	Link	Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 2: 403, nomen. 1822 [Jan-Jun 1822]	wfo-0001354857