Wanning betel nut fresh fruit is oval or oval, with stones, generally 4-6 cm long. The fruit is turquoise, yellowish brown when mature, with persistent calyx and petals at the base and obvious hilum at the bottom. Fruit is hard and not easy to break, and consists of pericarp and seeds. The exocarp is leathery, the mesocarp is initially fleshy, and the inner fruit is a seed, which is oblate or conical. ?

On April 30, 2020, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China approved the registration and protection of geographical indications of national agricultural products for "Wanning Areca catechu". ?

Origin environment

Wanning City is located in the southeast of Hainan Island, with a tropical monsoon climate, mild climate, small temperature difference and high accumulated temperature. The annual average temperature is 24℃, the Leng Yue average temperature is 18.7℃, and the hottest month is 28.5℃. There is no frost all year round; The average annual rainfall is about 2400 mm; The sunshine is long, and the average annual sunshine hours are above 1800 hours.

Wanning city is high in the west and low in the east. The peaks in the west, southwest and northwest are undulating and continuous, with an altitude of 500-1200m; The eastern part is hilly and low-lying coastal plain. The surface water quality of Wanning is good, and most of the soil is weakly acidic and rich in selenium, which is suitable for planting betel nut in Wanning.

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Wanning Areca