Areca occurs as genus of about Fifty metal money of lone-stemmed palms in the family Arecaceae, found within humid tropical forests from Malaysia to the Solomon Islands.

A right-known member of the genus is A. catechu, a betel nut palm.

Many mintage of areca nuts, known for their bitter & sourish taste, come habitually utilized for chewing, especially along using tobacco and calcium oxide (lime). This practice is popular among elderlies within South East Asia, typically a independent induced of oral cancer in the region.