Areca triandra, the wild areca palm, is a palm which is often used as ornamental plant. It is native to India, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. It is also reportedly naturalized in Hawaii, Panama, Sri Lanka and southern China. As a wild plant, it commonly occurs in littoral forest in Southeast Asia.

Gallery

  • Areca triandra Roxb. ex Buch.-Ham., Hawaii
  • Areca triandra Roxb. ex Buch.-Ham.

Ethnobotany

A name for this palm is sla: préi in Khmer. In Cambodia, the nut may be chewed with betel in a quid, while the timber is used for temporary constructions, such as huts.

The photo shows a tall tree with a thin, light-brown trunk. There is a sign attached to it with the name of the plant and its country of origin - Sumatra
In Aswan Botanical Garden, Egypt