Areca triandra

Life-forms

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: Areca triandra
Name

Areca triandra Roxb. ex Buch.-Ham., 1826
Synonyms

Heterotypic
Areca laxa Buch.-Ham., Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 5(2): 309 (1826).
Areca nagensis Griff., Calcutta J. Nat. Hist. 5: 453 (1845).
Ptychosperma polystachyum Miq., Fl. Ned. Ind., Eerste Bijv.: 590 (1861).
Areca triandra var. bancana Scheff., Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 32: 165 (1872).
Nenga nagensis (Griff.) Scheff., Ann. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg 1: 120 (1876).
Areca borneensis Becc., Malesia 1: 22 (1877).
Areca humilis Blanco ex H.Wendl. in O.C.E.de Kerchove de Denterghem, Palmiers: 231 (1878).
Areca polystachya (Miq.) H.Wendl. in O.C.E.de Kerchove de Denterghem, Palmiers: 232 (1878).
Areca aliceae W.Hill ex F.Muell., Gartenflora 28: 199 (1879).
Areca triandra var. laxa (Buch.-Ham.) Becc., Atti Soc. Tosc. Sci. Nat. Pisa, Mem. 44: 116 (1934).
Areca triandra var. nagensis (Griff.) Becc., Atti Soc. Tosc. Sci. Nat. Pisa, Mem. 44: 118 (1934).

Distribution
Native distribution areas:
References

Roxburgh, W., 1826. Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society. Edinburgh 5:310. (Roxb., Hort. Bengal. 68.1814, nom. nudum). 1826
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Areca triandra in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 28. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Areca triandra. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 28 2018.
The Plant List 2013. Areca triandra in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Nov. 28.
Tropicos.org 2018. Areca triandra. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Nov. 2018.

Vernacular names
中文: 三藥檳榔

Areca triandra, the wild areca palm,[2] is a palm which is often used as ornamental plant. It is native to India, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. It is also reportedly naturalized in Panama and in southern China.[3] As a wild plant, it commonly occurs in littoral forest in Southeast Asia.[4]
Ethnobotany

A name for this palm is sla: préi in Khmer. In Cambodia, the nut may be chewed with betel in a quid, while the timber is used for temporary constructions, such as huts.[4]
References

Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2018). "Areca triandra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T111452558A136140625. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T111452558A136140625.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
"Areca triandra". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 19 January 2021.
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families,Areca triandra
Pauline Dy Phon (2000). Plants Utilised In Cambodia/Plantes utilisées au Cambodge. Phnom Penh: Imprimerie Olympic. p. 49.