Areca

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Arecales

Familia: Arecaceae
Subfamilia: Arecoideae
Tribus: Areceae
Subtribus: Arecinae
Genus: Areca
Species: A. abdulrahmanii – A. ahmadii – A. andersonii – A. arundinacea – A. bakeri – A. brachypoda – A. caliso – A. camarinensis – A. catechu – A. chaiana – A. churchii – – A. congesta – A. costulata – A. dayung – A. dransfieldii – A. furcata – A. gurita – A. hutchinsoniana – A. insignis – A. ipot – A. jugahpunya – A. kinabaluensis – A. klingkangensis – A. laosensis – A. ledermanniana – A. macrocalyx – A. mandacanii – A. minuta – A. mogeana – A. montana – A. novohibernica – A. oxycarpa – A. parens – A. rheophytica – A. ridleyana – A. riparia – A. songthanhensis – A. subacaulis – A. triandra – A. triginticollina – A. tunku – A. unipa – A. vestiaria – A. vidaliana – A. whitfordiiA. concinna

Name

Areca L. Sp. Pl. 2: 1189. (1753)

Type species: Areca catechu L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1189 (1753)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Mischophloeus Scheff., Ann. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg 2: 115 (1876)
Gigliolia Becc., Malesia 1: 171 (1877)
Pichisermollia H.C.Monteiro, Rodriguésia 28: 195 (1976)

References

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum 2: 1189.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Areca in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 Oct. 5. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2015. Areca. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 5 2015.
Tropicos.org 2015. Areca. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 Oct. 5.

Vernacular names
English: Betel Nut Palms
suomi: Betelpalmut
русский: Арека
中文: 檳榔屬