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Areca triandra
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Family:
ARECACEAE/PALMAE
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Citation: Areca triandra Roxb. ex Buch.-Ham., Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 5: 310 1826.
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Description:
Cluster forming, bushy palms. Stem is about 3 m high, very slender with about 3 cm in diam. at base. Leaves pinnate, arching, 1-1.5 m long, leaflets, fairly broad, terminal leaflets jointed. Inflorescence interfoliar, covered with a bract, to 40 cm long when unopened, flower branches white to pale yellow, male flowers minute, creamy white, fragrant, female flowers larger than male flowers. Fruit orange or scarlet coloured.
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Habit:
Tree
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Flowering & Fruiting:
Throughout the year
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grown as garden plant
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Distribution:
Native of Andamans to Malesia
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Creamy, White
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Monocotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
Yes
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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