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Areca catechu

Betel Nut Palm

Introduced to HawaiʻiIUCN: least concern

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Bishop specimens

0

Type specimens

1917

First collected

2006

Last collected

No recent record

Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi

In the Library

Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Areca catechu, most mentions first.

  1. 2008

    Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2007

    Evenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page

  2. 2007

    Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2007: Volume

    Evenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds) · Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page

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Two centuries of collecting

1910s2000s

The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1917 by Elmer, A.D.E. (Los Banos (Mt. Maguiling) Province of Laguna - Luzon).

From the collection

Areca catechu, 102346Areca catechu, 102339Areca catechu, 102337Areca catechu, 102335Areca catechu, 102344Areca catechu, 102338Areca catechu, 440628Areca catechu, 102336Areca catechu, 725884Areca catechu, 439080Areca catechu, 439085Areca catechu, 102340