Eureka! Areca
So widely planted throughout southern Asia and into the islands of the Pacific that its origin is unknown, it is a handsome tree, reaching to 25 metres or more
“Bloody Mary’s chewing betel nut,” sang sailors in the musical South Pacific, adding, “now ain’t that too damn bad.” Fortunately the cancer-causing source of the now notorious betel nut, commonly called Areca palm, A. catechu, from the Malaysian adekka, is but a distant cousin from the similarly named commercial indoor plant of northern climes.
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