08-31-2010, 02:33 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Rene Siracusa
Betel is not the same palm as areca. Betel grows very tall with a single trunk, and areca is relatively short and bushy...
Rene -
Isn't the plant commonly referred to as an areca that is short and bushy actually the Dypsis lutescens? and the Areca nut is the seed of the Areca palm (Areca catechu)commonly referred to as "betel nut" ?
(Disclaimer - I dont know much about plants just was looking at all the pics after someone started this thread.)
-Cat