The present communication describes the embryo development in Areca catechu L., commonly known as the areca-nut or betel-nut palm.

Betel nuts are eaten after having ... then crushed with lime and catechu, a red, astringent extract made from boiled pieces of areca palm wood. The nuts can be bought and eaten in this form.

Areca Nut is the seed of the Areca catechu palm tree and is the fourth most common ... cloves or wrapped in betel leaf (pan). ‘Oral Cancer Prevention of the IARC Handbooks of Cancer Prevention ...

For those who don’t know, the Areca nut is a seed of the Betel Palm (Areca catechu), which is an evergreen tree that grows in tropical areas such as India, Bangladesh, Ceylon, Malaya ...