Areca catechu, betel palm - magic-plants ethnobotany

Areca catechu, betel palm

Botanical names: Areca catechu, Areca faufel, Areca hortensis, Areca cathechu, Sublimia areca, Areca himalayana, Areca nigra, Areca macrocarpa, Sublimia areca		Arecaceae
Common names English: areca palm, areca nut palm, areca nut tree, betel palm, Indian nut, Pinang palm Spanish: palma de betel French: palmier à bétel, aréquier German: Betelnusspalme, Betelpalme, Katechupalme oder Arekapalme
Active constituents: arecoline, arecaidine, tannins

Areca catechu, betel palm

illustration from Koehler's medicinal plants

areca nut, betel nuts