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Areca catechu, with erect stems and tree-like, is more than 10 meters high, up to 30 meters, and has obvious annular leaf scars. The leaves are clustered at the top of the stem, with a length of 1.3-2 meters, many pinna, hairless on both sides, long and narrow, lanceolate, 30-60 cm long and 2.5-4 cm wide. The pinna on the upper part are combined and the top is irregularly toothed. Monoecious, the inflorescence is multi-branched, the inflorescence axis is stout and flattened, the branches are tortuous, the length is 25-30 cm, the upper part is slender, and the male flowers are 1 row or 2 rows, while the female flowers are solitary at the base of the branches; Male flowers are small, sessile, usually solitary, rarely paired, sepals oval, less than 1 mm, petals oblong, 4-6 mm long, stamens 6, filaments short, degenerated pistils 3, linear; The female flower is larger, the sepals are oval, the petals are nearly round, the length is 1.2- 1.5 cm, and there are 6 staminodes, which are united. Ovary oblong. The fruit is oblong or ovoid, 3-5 cm long, orange yellow, thick mesocarp and fibrous. The seeds are ovoid, the base is truncated, the endosperm is chewy and the embryo is basal. The flowering and fruiting period is from March to April.