Life Span
Perennial
Type
Palm or Cycad
Origin
Southeastern Asia
Types
-
Number of Varieties
5
0
40000
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Habitat
tropical environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
11-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
Sunset Zone
H2
Habit
Narrow Upright/Fastigiate
Plant Size
Minimum Height
107.00 cm
Rank: 96 (Overall)
0
3900
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Minimum Width
240.00 cm
Rank: 64 (Overall)
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Light Yellow, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow, Orange, Gold
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
35% - Palm Garden Plants
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer, Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
17% - Palm Garden Plants
Tolerances
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Caseworm, Coconut Hispine Beetle, Coconut scale, Mealy bugs
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
86% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
Edible Fruit
✔
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21% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
38% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
5% - Palm Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
2% - Palm Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
No - Palm Garden Plants has it !
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
95% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
✔
✘
30% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
Foliage Texture
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
5% - Palm Garden Plants
Invasive
✔
✘
No - Palm Garden Plants has it !
Self-Sowing
✔
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64% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
Attracts
-
Allergy
Oral Cancers
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Used as an interior landscaping species
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
74% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antidepressant
Part of Plant Used
Nut
Other Uses
Chewing
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
29% - Palm Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
All - Palm Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Street Trees, Tropical
Botanical Name
ARECA catechu
Common Name
Areca Palm, Betel Palm, Indian Palm
In Hindi
सुपारी पाम
In German
Betel Palm
In French
Palmier à bétel
In Spanish
Betel Palm
In Greek
Betel Palm
In Portuguese
Betel Palm
In Polish
Betel Palm
In Latin
Betel Palmarum
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Arecales
Family
Arecaceae
Genus
Areca
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Areceae
Subfamily
Arecoideae
Number of Species
50
Rank: 100 (Overall)
1
27800
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