Areca catechu L. belongs to the Arecaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 2 countries.
Areca cathechu--FL. Fairchild Tropical Gard. 8 Apr 03. 197.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Arecales
Family
Arecaceae
Genus
Areca
Specific Epithet
catechu
Authorship
L.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 3.4
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.8
Global rank
#57,533 of 335,497
Top 18%
Extinction probability
23%
Location
Greece, Crete, Chania (Sfakia, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden)
42.025278, 14.067222
Location Remarks
10901 Old Cutler Rd., Coral Gables
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Singapore, Singapore (Singapore Botanic Gardens)
Location Remarks
Address is 1 Cluny Road, where the Visitor Center is; the garden stretches between Holland Road and Bukit Timah Road (100 Cluny Park Road).
Collectors
No collectors specified
