Lithocarpus areca

(Lithocarpus areca)

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Description

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.The generic name Areca is derived from a name used locally on the Malabar Coast of India.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Fagales
Family:Fagaceae
Genus:Lithocarpus
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