Arecaceae

Areca L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 1189 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & Subtropical Asia. It grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Philippines, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam

Introduced into:

Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Fiji, Guinea, Hainan, Haiti, India, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Maldives, Marianas, Panamá, Puerto Rico, Santa Cruz Is., Society Is., Taiwan, Trinidad-Tobago, Vanuatu

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.

Palmweb - Palms of the World Online

  • J. Dransfield & N. Uhl & C. Asmussen & W.J. Baker & M. Harley & C. Lewis, Genera Palmarum. The evolution and classification of palms. 2008

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Furtado in F.R. 33: 217–239 (1933)
  • L., Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 496 (1754)
  • Sp. Pl.: 1189 (1753)
  • V.E. 2: 233 (1908)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 3, 2010 Rantai; Lai [S.74153] Malaysia K000667079 No
Mar 3, 2010 Pearce; Shalih, Serukit, George, Morris [S.95496] Malaysia K000667090 No
Feb 28, 2005 Heatubun, C.D.; Iwanggin, M.; Rumaikewi, H. [570] K:SPC-74399.000 No
Dec 5, 2000 Banka, R. [2001] Papua New Guinea K:SPC-64043.000 No
Nov 21, 2000 Baker, W.J. [1100] Papua New Guinea K:SPC-64042.000 No
Nov 20, 2000 Baker, W.J. [1098] Papua New Guinea K:SPC-70013.000 No
Feb 21, 2000 Baker, W.J. [1046] Indonesia K:SPC-70037.000 No
Feb 19, 2000 Barrow, S. [120] Indonesia K:SPC-64200.000 No
Feb 17, 1986 McGregor, R.C. [BS18875] Philippines K001195881 Type No
Jan 3, 1934 Kloss [SFN11440] Indonesia K001099556 No
Jan 3, 1934 Kloss [SFN11440] Indonesia K001099557 No
Jan 3, 1934 Lobb [s.n.] Indonesia K001099555 No
Smith, G.; Sumawong, W. [GC126] Thailand K:SPC-53710.000 No
Smith, G.; Sumawong, W. [GC139] Thailand K:SPC-53712.000 No
Fernando, E. [EF509] Philippines K001196739 No
K:SPC-29047.955 No
Laumonier, Y. [TFB292] Indonesia K001099559 No
Baker, W.J.; Dransfield, J. [WJB 716] Malaysia K:SPC-63877.000 No
Ariffin; Suhaili, H.Z.; Ibrahim, A.; Jangarun, E. [15726] Brunei K001099364 No
Baker, W.J.; et al. [631] Papua New Guinea K:SPC-61786.000 No
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 8599] K001125939 Unknown Type Material Yes
Smith, G.; Sumawomg, W. [GC 126] Thailand K:SPC-64026.000 No
Anonymous [s.n.] Thailand K001195882 No
Lee [40] Malaysia K000667283 No
Anonymous [s.n.] Indonesia K001099554 No
Sumawong, W. Thailand K:SPC-29047.966 No
Guppy [236] Solomon Islands K000030159 No
Fernando, E. [EF655] Philippines K001196729 No
Hooker [720] K001195873 No
Thurston, J.B. [s.n.] Fiji K001195870 No
Thailand K:SPC-29047.724 No
Ebalo [956] Philippines K001196853 No
Solomon Islands K:SPC-66458.000 No
Laumonier, Y. [5972] Indonesia K001099558 No
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 8599] K001125938 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sumawong, W. Thailand K:SPC-62909.000 No
Thailand K:SPC-29047.895 No
Gaerlan; Fuentes; Romero [PPI5240] Philippines K001196851 No
Conklin, H.C.; Buwaya [I1225] Philippines K001196852 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 8601] K001125941 Unknown Type Material Yes
Baker, W.J.; et al. [591] Papua New Guinea K:SPC-63876.000 No
Sumawong, W. [s.n.] Thailand K000707044 No
Powell [244] Samoa K001195879 No
Merrill [SAN99982] Malaysia K000707043 No
McGregor, R.C. [BS18875] Philippines K000207973 Type Yes
Ariffin; Dr. Idris, Niga, Joffre, Suhaili , Kapat, Jangarun, Ham, Clayto [BRUN18059] Brunei K000707362 No
Dransfield, J.; et al [JD6103] Malaysia K000208000 Holotype Yes
Whitmore, T.C. [BSIP 7008] Solomon Islands K:SPC-29047.403 No
Thurston, J.B. [186] Fiji K001195874 No

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Palmweb - Palms of the World Online

    • Palmweb 2011. Palmweb: Palms of the World Online. Published on the internet http://www.palmweb.org. Accessed on 21/04/2013
    • Content licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Trees of New Guinea

    • Trees of New Guinea
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0