785 — Number of the plant

at the book: The Mother. The Spiritual Significance of Flowers.- 1-st Ed. / Sri Aurobindo Ashram Trust, Pondicherry (India).- Singapore: Ho Printing, 2000.- ISBN 81-7058-609-7

Classification

► Division Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants

► Class Liliopsida - Monocotyledons

► Subclass Arecidae

► Order Arecales

► Family Arecaceae [= Palmae] - Palm family

► Subfamily Arecoideae

► Tribe Areceae

► Subtribe Arecinae

► Genus Areca L. - Areca palm

Synonyms

Areca faufel Gaertn.

Areca hortensis Lour.

Common names

Areca nut (English)

Areca nut palm (English)

Areca palm (English)

Areca-nut (English)

Areca-nut palm (English)

Betel palm (English)

Betel-nut (English)

Betel-nut palm (English)

Bunga (English)

Catechu (English)

Indian-nut (English)

Pinang (English)

Arec (French)

Aréquier (French)

Noix d'arec (French)

Noix de bétel (French)

 

Arecanoot (Dutch)

Arecapalm (Dutch)

Betelnoot (Dutch)

Betelnootpalm (Dutch)

Betelpalm (Dutch)

Pinangnoot (Dutch)

Arekapalmu (Finnish)

Arekanuss (German)

Arekapalme (German)

Betelnuß palme (German)

Betelnüsse (German)

Betelpalme (German)

Areca (Italian)

Avellana d'India (Italian)

Noce del betel (Italian)

Noce di arec (Italian)

Noce di betel (Italian)

Palma arec (Italian)

Areca catecú (Portuguese)

Arequeira (Portuguese)

Arequiera (Portuguese)

Noz de areca (Portuguese)

Noz de bétele (Portuguese)

Бетельная пальма (Russian)

Areca (Spanish)

Bonga (Spanish)

Nuez de areca (Spanish)

Nuez de betel (Spanish)

Palma catecu (Spanish)

Betelnöt (Swedish)

Betelpalm (Swedish)

 

Fûfal (Arabic)

Kawthal (Arabic)

Tânbûl (Arabic)

 

Arygni (Armenian)

 

Sopādī (India (Gujarati))

Topaarii (India (Gujarati))

Supādī (India (Hindi))

Supari (India (Hindi))

Supyari (India (Hindi))

Kramuka (India (Sanskrit))

Puga (India (Sanskrit))

Bakkumaroma (India (Tamil))

Kamugu (India (Tamil))

Kamugu Pakku (India (Tamil))

Kathakambu (India (Tamil))

Pakku (India (Tamil))

Supādī (India (Urdu))

Supārī (Nepalese)

Puwak (Sinhalese)

 

Kunthi pin kun (Burmese)

Pucuk (Indonesia (Malay))

Sa la (Khmer)

Kavugu (Malay)

Pinang (Malay)

Pinang sirih (Malay)

Pokok pinang (Malay)

Bunga (Tagalog (Malay))

Khet (Thai)

Luukmaak (Thai)

Luuktan (Thai)

Ma (Thai)

Maak khiaw (Thai)

Maaklang (Thai)

Maaksuan (Thai)

Mak (Thai)

Mak mia (Thai)

Mak mu (Thai)

Mak song (Thai)

Phla (Thai)

Phonmaak (Thai)

Pi nae (Thai)

Sae (Thai)

Si sa (Thai)

Siat (Thai)

 

Bing lang (Chinese)

Bing lang zi (Chinese)

Areka yashi (Japanese)

Binrou (Japanese)

Binrouju (Japanese)

Description

Very tiny fragrant white flowers with three pointed petals; borne in multiple sprays just below the leaves. A slender decorative feather- leaf palm of medium height with conspicuous round bright orange fruits.