betel palm
areca
Betel palm is a tree, the source of the betel nut.
botanical information:
Botanical name: Areca catechu
Common name: areca tree, betel palm
origin:
Origin: Asia.
The betel nut is an offering in Hinduism.
In Vietnam the betel leaf (from the botanically unrelated Betel pepper plant) and areca nuts are given to the brides family at weddings. The Vietnamese phrase matters of betel and areca means marriage.
Some herbs may be poisonious under some conditions. Exercise appropriate care.
Wild gathering: Avoid wild gathering. Some plants are endangered species. Some plants can be toxic just by touch. Even experts can make deadly misidentifications of wild plants. Please grow your own herbs in your own goddess garden (or window boxes).
betel nut fruit hanging from the tree
public domain photo from Wikipedia
See also: palm, herbs, and trees.



