Areca triandra

Areca triandra Roxb. ex Buch.-Ham., Mem. Werner. Nat. Hist. Soc. v. 310 (1826).

Areca triandra Roxb. ex Buch.-Ham., Photo by Hoang Thanh Son

The native range of this species is Assam to W. & Central Malesia. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Vietnamese name: 

Cau rừng, Cau tam hùng

Latin name: 

Areca triandra Roxb. ex Buch.-Ham.

Family:

Arecaceae

Uses: 

Used to eat betel nut, make medicine like Areca catechu L. (fruit)

Distribution: 

Kon Tum (Dak Glei, Dak Long), Dak Lak, Khanh Hoa (Nha Trang), Binh Thi (Phan Thiet, Polnglu mountain), Dong Nai (Bien Hoa), Ba Ria-Vung Tau (Dinh Mountain), Kien Giang (Phu Quoc), Bac Lieu (Gia Rai).

Flowering and fruiting season: 

March - August.