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Areca
''Areca'' (Mama'an in ''Meranau people''.) is a genus of about 50 species of palms in the family Arecaceae, found in humid tropical forests from China and India, across Southeast Asia to Melanesia.〔(Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families )〕 The generic name ''Areca'' is derived from a name used locally on the Malabar Coast of India. ==Usage== The best-known member of the genus is ''A. catechu'', the areca nut palm.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Zumbroich, Thomas J. 2008. The origin and diffusion of betel chewing: A synthesis of evidence from South Asia, Southeast Asia and beyond. E-Journal of Indian Medicine 1(3): 87-140 )〕 Several species of areca nuts, known for their bitter and tangy taste, raw or dried, are routinely used for chewing, especially in combination with the leaves of betel, and dried leaves of tobacco which is root cause of oral cancer being carcinogenic.
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