Areca triandra, the wild areca palm, is a palm which is often used as ornamental plant. It is native to India, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. It is also reportedly naturalized in Hawaii, Panama, Sri Lanka and southern China. As a wild plant, it commonly occurs in littoral forest in Southeast Asia.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Wild areca palm being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Ptychosperma propinquum
- Chambeyronia macrocarpa
- Pinanga tashiroi
- Areca catechu — considered toxic
- Ptychosperma elegans
- Pinanga coronata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Arecales
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Genus
- Areca
- Species
- Areca triandra
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