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21. ARECA Linnaeus 



ARECA CATECHU Linn. Sp. PL (1753) 1189 (err. cathecu) ; Blanco FL 

 Filip. (1837) 714, ed. 2 (1845) 494, ed. 3, 3 (1879) 129, t. 350; 

 Miq. Fl. Ind. Bat. 3 (1855) 8; Vidal Sinopsis Atlas (1883) 42, 

 t. 9U, /. A; Naves Novis. App. (1882) 278; Becc. in Philip. Joum. 

 Sci. 3 (1908) Bot. 340, 6 (1911) Bot. 229; Merr. in Philip. Jourti. 

 Sci. 1 (1906) Suppl. 32, Fl. Manila (1912) 128, Sp. Blancoanae 

 (1918) 89; Becc. in L^eafl. Philip. Bot. 8 (1919) 2997, Philip. Joum. 

 Sci. 14 (1919) 304; Brown & Merr. in Philip. Bur. Forestry Bull. 

 18 (1919) 20, t. 4, 5. 

 Areca alba "Rumph;" Naves Novis. App. (1882) 278. 

 Cultivated throughout the settled areas of the Philippines, in some places 



spontaneous; possibly a native of the Philippines, having been found once 



spontaneous in primary forests in Palawan. Old World Tropics generally, 



introduced in the New World. 



Var. BATANENSIS Becc. in Philip. Joum. Sci. 14 (1919) 304. 



Batan Islands, B. S. 382Jf Fenix. Along a mountain stream. Endemic. 



Var. LONGICARPA Becc. in Philip. Joum. Sci. 6 (1911) Bot. 229, 14 (1919) 

 304, t. 2, f. 2. ^ 



Polillo, B. S. 10U70 McGregor. Probably from planted trees. Endemic. 



Local names: Boa (Ilk., Ig., Ibn.) ; bua (Ibn.) ; bunga (Tag., Bis., Sul.) ; 

 dapiau (Iv.) ; hua (It.) ; liigos (Sul.) ; luyos (Pamp.) ; pasa (Yak.) takob- 

 tob (Bik.); vua (Ibn.); va (It.). 



Var. SILVATICA Becc. 1. c. pZ. l,j.2. 



Palawan, Merrill 9W. In primary forests at a place where an old 

 trail crosses a small stream near Lake Manguao. Endemic. 



ARECA CALISO Becc. in Leafl. Philip. Bot. 8 (1919) 2998, Philip. Journ. 

 Sci. 14 (1919) 310. 



Luzon (Sorsogon), Biliran, Leyte, Samar, Mindanao (Agusan, Davao), 

 Elmer 118.98, ISSH, 1^839, B. S. 18875 McGregor, 2U30, 15388 Ramos, 

 2Jt881 Edano. In forests, altitude 350 to 850 m. Endemic. 



Local names: Kaliso (Bag.); sakolon (Mbo.). 



ARECA CAMARINENSIS Becc. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 14 (1919) 309, t. 

 3, f. 3. 



Luzon (Camarines), F. B. 1^268 Agmlar, B. S. 33829 Ramos & Edamo. 

 In forests at low altitudes. Endemic. 



Local name: Mono (Bik.). 



ARECA C08TULATA Becc. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 14 (1919) 312. 



Leyte, Dinagat, B. S. 15236 Ramos, ■352U2 Ramos & Pascasio. In pri- 

 mary forests at low and medium altitudes. Endemic. 



ARECA HUTCHINSONIANA Becc. in Philip. Journ. Sci. 14 (1919) 312. 

 Areca mammillata Becc. var. mindanaoensis Becc. op. cit. 4 (1909) 

 Bot. 602. 



