Arecaceae
Betel palm
Areca catechu
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Genus
- Areca
Pets and kids
- CatsNot sure
- DogsNot sure
- KidsNot sure
Why
Cats: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Dogs: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Kids: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.
Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.
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Common names
By language (81)
- ami
- 'Icep
- Arabic
- فوفل كاتشو, الحُضَض الهِنْدِيّ, تانبول, فوفل, كوثل
- Armenian
- Արեկնի, Փուփլե
- arz
- فوفل كاتشو
- Assamese
- তামোল
- azb
- کاتچو پالماسی
- Azerbaijani
- Katexu arekası
- ban
- Pinang
- Bangla
- সুপারি, সুপুরি
- bdr
- Pinang
- bik
- Bunga
- bjn
- Pinang
- Burmese
- ကွမ်းသီးပင်
- Cantonese
- 檳榔, A. catechu
- Catalan
- Palmera d'areca
- cdo
- Bĭng-lòng
- Chinese
- 槟榔, 檳榔, 大果槟榔, 大腹子, 大腹皮, 宾门, 槟榔子, 槟榔花
- Czech
- Areka obecná, Palma areková
- dtp
- Lugus
- Dutch
- Betelpalm, Betelnoot, Betelnootpalm, Pinangpalm
- English
- Betel palm, Areca-nut palm, Betel nut palm
- Esperanto
- Kateĉuareko
- Estonian
- Beetli-areekapalm, Beetlipalm
- Filipino
- Bunga, A catechu, A. catechu, Areca-nut palm, Betel nut palm, Betel palm, Betel-nut palm, Luyos
- Finnish
- Arekapalmu, Pähkinäbetelpalmu, Betelpalmu, Betelpähkinä
- French
- Palmier à bétel, Aréquier, Palmier a betel
- frr
- Beetelpualem
- Georgian
- Ფუფალა
- German
- Betelnusspalme, Arekapalme, Betel, Betelbissen, Betelpalme, Katechupalme
- gor
- Luhuto
- Gujarati
- ઍરિકૅ, સોપારી
- Haitian Creole
- Nwa betèl
- hak
- Pîn-lòng
- Hindi
- चामरपुष्प, खपुर, गुवा, गुवाक, गूआ
- hsb
- Wšědna betelpalma
- Hungarian
- Bételpálma, Arékapálma, Bételdió
- Indonesian
- Pinang, Pohon Pinang
- Italian
- Noce di betel
- Japanese
- ビンロウ, ビンロウジ, ビンロウジュ, ビートルナッツ, 檳椰, 檳榔, 檳榔子
- Javanese
- Jambé, Jambe
- Kannada
- ಅಡಿಕೆ
- kge
- Uray
- Korean
- 빈랑야자
- Latvian
- Arekas palma, Beteles koks, Beteles rieksts, Beteļa rieksts, Beteļkoks, Beteļpalma, Beteļrieksts
- Lithuanian
- Katekinė areka, Arekinė palmė, Betelio palmė
- lzh
- 檳榔
- mad
- Pènang
- Malay
- Pinang
- Malayalam
- കവുങ്ങ്, കമുക്, അടക്കാമരം, അടയ്ക്കാമരം, കമുങ്ങ്
- Marathi
- पोफळ, पोफळी
- mnc
- ᠨᡳᠶᠠᠨᡳᠶᡠᠨ
- Mongolian
- Бинлан
- nan
- Pin-nn̂g, Pun-nn̂g
- nia
- Fino
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Betelpalme
- pam
- Luyus
- Persian
- فوفل کاتچو
- Polish
- Areka katechu, Areka catechu, Orzech arekowy, Palma betelowa, Żuwipalma
- Portuguese
- Palmeira de betel, Palmeira de bétele
- pwn
- Saviki
- Russian
- Бетелевая пальма, Арека катеху, Хризолитокарпус
- Sanskrit
- पूगवृक्षः, अश्वत्थः, खपुर, गुवाकः
- sat
- ᱜᱩᱣᱟ.
- shn
- တူၼ်ႈမၢၵ်ႇမူႉ, တူၼ်ႈမၢၵ်ႇမု, မၢၵ်ႇမူႉ
- Slovak
- Areka betelová, Palma areková, Palma betelová
- Slovenian
- Betlova palma, Areka, Betelova palma
- Spanish
- Buyo, Nueces de betel, Nuez de areca, Palma de betel
- Sundanese
- Jambé, Jambe
- Swahili
- Mpopoo
- Swedish
- Betelpalm, Arekapalm, Betel, Betelnöt
- szy
- Daedac
- tcy
- ಬಜ್ಜೆಯಿ
- Telugu
- పోకచెట్టు, పోక చెట్టు, వక్క చెట్టు, వక్కల చెట్టు
- Thai
- หมากสง
- tpi
- Buai
- Turkish
- Arek cevizi
- Ukrainian
- Арека Катеху
- Uyghur
- سىپارى
- Vietnamese
- Cau
- wuu
- 槟榔
- za
- Maklangz
Synonyms
- Areca catechu f. communis Becc.
- Areca catechu var. alba Blume
- Areca catechu var. batanensis Becc.
- Areca catechu var. longicarpa Becc.
- Areca catechu var. nigra Giseke
- Areca catechu var. silvatica Becc.
- Areca cathechu Burm.f.
- Areca faufel Gaertn.
- Areca himalayana Griff. ex H.Wendl.
- Areca hortensis Lour.
- Areca macrocarpa Becc.
- Areca nigra Giseke ex H.Wendl.
- Sublimia areca Comm. ex Mart.
Characteristics
- In the US and Canada
- Pacific Basin: introduced
Photos
Photo: Pratheepps, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Thamizhpparithi Maari, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.