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Areca cathecu Burman f., Areca faufel Gaertner, Areca himalayana H. Wendland, Areca hortensis Loureiro, Areca nigra H. Wendland, Sublimia areca Comm. ex Mart. nom. inval.

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Lim, T.K. (2012). Areca catechu. In: Edible Medicinal and Non-Medicinal Plants. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8661-7_40

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