""'Areca catechu " "'is a species of palm which grows in much of the tropical Pacific, Asia, and parts of east Africa.
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The experimental hosts are " Adonidia merrillii, Areca catechu, Caryota cumingii, Chrysalidocarpus lutescens, Livistona rotundifolia, Phoenix dactylifera, Ptychosperma macarthurii " and " Roystonea regia ".
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In India, the dry fallen leaves of the Areca catechu palm ( betel tree ) are collected and hot-pressed into disposable palm leaf plates and bowls.
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Meanwhile, of the existing trees and shrubs on the site, 25 pinang ( Areca catechu ) trees and seven bushy cassia ( Cassia biflora ) will be relocated.
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Betel nut palm or supari ( " Areca catechu " ) plantations are more and more abundant towards the north and the west of the district and grows almost in forest.
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Its fruits are sometimes said to be used as a substitute for the betel nut, in preparing buyo ( fruit of " Areca catechu ", leaves of Piper betle, and lime ) for chewing.
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There is also the pinang palm ( " Areca catechu " ) that lent its name to the island of Penang, and the black lily ( " Tacca integrifolia " ) with its unique purplish-black coloured flowers.
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"Kwun-ya " ( ) is the word for paan in Myanmar, formerly Burma, where the most common configuration for chewing is a betel vine leaf ( " Piper betel " ), areca nut ( from " Areca catechu " ), slaked lime ( calcium hydroxide ) and some aroma, although many betel chewers also use tobacco.
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The nut is either slivered or grated, often flavored with spices according to local tradition and usually wrapped in a betel leaf ( betel leaf comes from the betel pepper plant, " Piper betle ", which is not botanically related to the betel palm, " Areca catechu " ), along with some lime ( calcium oxide or calcium hydroxide ) to better extract the alkaloids.
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