Areca catechu
(Arecaceae)
Names and origins
Characters
Ecology
Uses
Conservation
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Forest type (costal, hill, lowland, peatswamp, mountains, kerangas...)
Forest Layer (emergent, canopy, understory, forest floor, liana...)
Pioneer tree, late sucessional tree
Symbiotic microorganisms (Nitrogen-fixing bacteria, ectomycorrhiza)
Seed dispersal by animals
Pollination by birds, bats, bees, beetles
Symbiosis with animals, ants
Flowering habits and frequency
Seed germination conditions and time
<p>Pinang grows well from sea level to 1000 m elevation. The species is shade-tolerant. The sweet-scented male flowers are visited by bees and other insects for nectar. However, insects have not been observed visiting the female flowers. It is thought that most of the flowers are wind pollinated. The tree is exclusively seed propagated.</p>
Areca catechu (Arecaceae) Areca catechu (Arecaceae)